Definition of urgent
1a : calling for immediate attention : pressing urgent appeals an urgent needb : conveying a sense of urgency
2 : urging insistently : importunate
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Examples of urgent in a Sentence
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 of urgent from the Web
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These three components sustain me through the desolate stretches, when my appetite pangs seem urgent and important.
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This weekend’s meeting makes clear that that his approach to Russia is in urgent need of more principle and more realism, both.
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Understanding the mind inside the machine is likely to become more urgent as AI’s role in science expands.
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The derailment comes amid other transit problems throughout the region, including the need to make urgent repairs at Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan — the nation's busiest railroad station, where two trains recently derailed.
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Our meeting with the ChiTAC leadership was powerful and urgent.
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The victim who arrived at the urgent care clinic was then taken to Broward Health Medical Center, police said.
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The gunfire happened around 5 p.m. The injured went to three different facilities for treatment: An urgent care clinic at 12472 W. Sunrise Blvd. in Sunrise; Cleveland Clinic in Weston and Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale,
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Help wanted The scam works like this: the pet sitter receives an urgent request by email or text to watch a beloved pet.
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Origin and Etymology of urgent
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of urgēre
URGENT Defined for English Language Learners
urgent
playDefinition of urgent for English Language Learners
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: very important and needing immediate attention
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: showing that something is very important and needs immediate attention
URGENT Defined for Kids
urgent
playDefinition of urgent for Students
1 : calling for immediate action an urgent need
2 : having or showing a sense of requiring immediate action She spoke in an urgent voice.
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