First Known Use: 15th century
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urgent
adjective ur·gent \ˈər-jənt\
: very important and needing immediate attention
: showing that something is very important and needs immediate attention
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Origin of URGENT
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of urgēre
Related to URGENT
- Synonyms
- burning, clamant, compelling, critical, crying, dire, emergent, exigent, imperative, imperious, importunate, instant, necessitous, pressing, acute
- Antonyms
- noncritical, nonurgent
URGENT Defined for Kids
urgent
adjective ur·gent \ˈər-jənt\
Definition of URGENT for Kids
1
: calling for immediate action <an urgent need>
2
: having or showing a sense of requiring immediate action <She spoke in an urgent voice.>
— ur·gent·ly adverb
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