We've come to deliver an urgent message.
an urgent appeal for assistance
He addressed us in an urgent manner.
An urgent voice came over the intercom, telling us to leave the building immediately.
Recent Examples on the WebNow, for the first time since the publication of A Theory of Justice just over half a century ago, there is an urgent need and appetite for systematic political thinking on a scale that only a philosopher like Rawls can provide.—Daniel Chandler, TIME, 14 May 2024 That was certainly the case Tuesday, as the Cannes jurors were peppered with questions relating to France’s resurgent #MeToo movement, the war in Gaza, and the threat of strikes disrupting the 77th festival, among other urgent worldly concerns.—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for urgent
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of urgēre
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