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- pronunciation:
- uhr
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
needing immediate action or attention.
Our need for water became urgent.- similar words:
- acute, critical, grave, imperative, serious
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| definition 2: |
expressed in a strong way.
The college student sent his parents an urgent request for money.- similar words:
- earnest
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| related words: |
desperate, dire |
| derivation: |
urgently (adv.) |
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