surge

noun

/sɜːdʒ/

/sɜːrdʒ/

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surge (of something) a sudden increase of a strong feeling synonym rush
- She felt a sudden surge of anger.
- a surge of excitement
see also upsurge
Extra Examples
- He thought of his old teacher with a surge of affection.
- His initial surge of euphoria was quickly followed by dismay.
- A huge surge of emotion swept through her.
- He picked up the phone with a surge of panic.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- huge
- sudden
- …
verb + surge
- experience
- feel
- get
- …
surge + verb
- sweep something
- sweep over somebody
- sweep through somebody
- …
preposition
- with a surge
- surge of
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a sudden increase in the amount or number of something
- surge in something a surge in consumer spending
- We are having trouble keeping up with the recent surge in demand.
- A last-minute surge in ticket sales saved the show from closure.
- surge of something After an initial surge of interest, there has been little call for our services.
see also upsurgeTopics Change, cause and effectc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- dramatic
- great
- …
preposition
- surge in
- surge of
phrases
- a surge forward
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a sudden, strong movement forward or upwards
- a tidal surge
- A surge of people poured through the gates.
- Police struggled to control the sudden surge forward by the demonstrators.
see also storm surge
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- dramatic
- great
- …
preposition
- surge in
- surge of
phrases
- a surge forward
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a sudden increase in the flow of electrical power through a system
- An electrical surge damaged the computer's disk drive.
- The National Grid was hit by a huge power surge.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- dramatic
- great
- …
preposition
- surge in
- surge of
phrases
- a surge forward
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surge

verb

/sɜːdʒ/

/sɜːrdʒ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they surge	/sɜːdʒ/ /sɜːrdʒ/
he / she / it surges	/ˈsɜːdʒɪz/ /ˈsɜːrdʒɪz/
past simple surged	/sɜːdʒd/ /sɜːrdʒd/
past participle surged	/sɜːdʒd/ /sɜːrdʒd/
-ing form surging	/ˈsɜːdʒɪŋ/ /ˈsɜːrdʒɪŋ/

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[intransitive] + adv./prep. to move quickly and with force in a particular direction
- The gates opened and the crowd surged forward.
- Flood waters surged into their homes.
- He surged past the other runners on the last lap.
Extra Examples
- A large wave sent water surging up towards them.
- Her heart thumped and blood surged through her veins.
[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to fill somebody with a strong feeling synonym sweep
- Relief surged through her.
[intransitive] (of prices, profits, etc.) to suddenly increase in value
- Share prices surged.
related noun upsurge
Extra Examples
- Inflation surged 2 500 per cent in 2016.
- Profits from cigarettes surged to $225m last year.
Topics Change, cause and effectc1
[intransitive] (of the flow of electrical power) to increase suddenly

Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘fountain, stream’): the noun (in early use) from Old French sourgeon; the verb partly from the Old French stem sourge-, based on Latin surgere ‘to rise’. Early senses of the verb included ‘rise and fall on the waves’ and ‘swell with great force’.