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- pronunciation:
- uhr
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
If there is an urgent situation, it is a kind of emergency. When something is urgent, it needs action or attention right away. Something has to be done, or something bad might happen.
After the earthquake, there was an urgent need for medical supplies.The hikers got lost on the desert trail and now their need for water was urgent.- similar words:
- critical, grave, serious
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| definition 2: |
An urgent thing, like an urgent request, is something that begs for or strongly expresses a need for immediate help or action.
Mrs. Bell received an urgent phone call from her husband.Urgent cries for help came from inside the building.- similar words:
- grave, serious
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| derivation: |
urgently (adv.) |
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