urgent adj : compelling immediate action; "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair" [syn: pressing]

English

Etymology

Latin urgente ('pressing') from urgere ('to press').

Pronunciation

/ˈɜːdʒənt/, /"3:dZ@nt/

Adjective

1. Requiring immediate attention.

   An urgent appeal was sent out for assistance.

Synonyms

• pressing

Derived terms

• urgently
• urgency

Related terms

• urge

Translations

• Arabic: (mustaʕjil)
• Chinese: 紧急的, 急迫的 (jǐnjí-de)
• Czech: naléhavý
• Dutch: dringend
• Esperanto: urĝa
• French: urgent
• German: dringend
• Hungarian: sürgős
• Interlingua: urgente
• Italian: urgente
• Japanese: 急を要する, 緊急の
• Korean: 긴급한 (gingeuphan)
• Portuguese: urgente
• Russian: срочный (sróčnyj)
• Spanish: urgente
• Swedish: brådskande

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

urgent

1. urgent

Synonyms

• pressé

Related terms

• urgence
• urger

Urgent may refer to:

• Urgent (song), a 1981 song by Foreigner.
• Urgent (Canadian band), a 1980's band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Urgent (American band), a 1980's band from New York City.
• Urgent! Records, a former record company.

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