urge

/ˈɜːdʒ/URJ

/ˈɝdʒ/URJ

Meaningto press

Common meaning: to push strongly

urgto press, push onLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1935 · scan

Journey through time

Latinurgeō‘to press, push on’
Englishurge‘to push strongly’ · today

urg also in: urgent

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin urgeō ‘to press, push on’.

Roots

urgeō Latin “to press, push on”

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