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urgency in English:

1. urge


My legs were feeling great so after two laps I felt the urge to run faster
All forms of life have an instinctive urge to survive.
He urged a revolution
Don't urge me, I'll do it when I'm ready. (Nie popędzaj mnie, zrobię to, kiedy będę gotow
The day after tomorrow I will urge my mother to leave an allowance of 10000 yen at my disposal.
The convenience store was overflowing with girls, I didn't have the urge to push my way through them and went home as I was.
Lawyers will urge the parents to take further legal action. Investigators urged that safety procedures at the site should be improved.
l am troubled, Creator -- 236 00:08:25,605 --> 00:08:29,006 troubled by a sudden urge to collect princesses.
1. He had an urge to look at them up close2. His wife has been urging him to get out of the business, too.
At the public enquiry, the council members were urged to reconsider their plans to demolish the old building.
I urge everyone who is wavering about getting married to get married.
He urged that the communication between the departments should be improved.
Weather officials in Tallahassee warned of the risk of a flash floods and urged people in the city to move to higher ground.
I had the urge yesterday to bake a big chocolate cake, so I went and bought all the ingredients.
The urge to brag on his recent successes was irresistible.

2. urgent


The most urgent thing in a fire is to make sure everyone is out of the building. Many people are in urgent need of food and water.
Sorry to bother you, but I'm afraid something urgent has come up.
urgent matter
He said that the matter was urgent, and that there was not a moment to lose.
Being less urgent, this plan is lower in priority.
Well then, it becomes a matter of urgent concern to the lurkers of this mailing list whether the guilty party confesses or not.
Can I see you for a moment?’ ‘Is it urgent?’
He left for Tokyo on urgent business by the 7 o'clock express this morning.
An urgent telegram brought her hurrying back to Tokyo.
If you have the least problem, you can contact me by email, or if it's really urgent, come and meet me in my office.
The definition of urgent is something pressing or important, or something that requires immediate attention. an urgent message.
The burn may need urgent medical treatment. If you’re in any doubt, seek medical advice and always call 999 if a child has been burned.
it becomes clear that this aspect is indeed the most urgent issue of all
We need to take urgent action to protect the environment because soon it will be too late.
I'm sorry, I can't talk to you right now. I have a very urgent task to finish.

English word "urgency"(urgent) occurs in sets:

Word formation nouns

3. the state of being very important and needing you to take action immediately



4. urgency


She provided for an urgency.
No problem demands more urgency than the human conditions of life.

5. when you need to deal with something quickly



English word "urgency"(when you need to deal with something quickly) occurs in sets:

Climate change and food production