urge

verb

/ɜːdʒ/

/ɜːrdʒ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they urge	/ɜːdʒ/ /ɜːrdʒ/
he / she / it urges	/ˈɜːdʒɪz/ /ˈɜːrdʒɪz/
past simple urged	/ɜːdʒd/ /ɜːrdʒd/
past participle urged	/ɜːdʒd/ /ɜːrdʒd/
-ing form urging	/ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/ /ˈɜːrdʒɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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to advise or try hard to persuade somebody to do something
- urge somebody to do something If you ever get the chance to visit this place, I strongly urge you to do so.
- Police are urging anyone who saw the accident to contact them immediately.
- She urged him to stay.
- I urge people to vote yes on May 5.
- The charity urged the government to reconsider its decision.
- The authorities urged residents to stay indoors.
- The NFU is urging its members to support the proposed scheme.
- The police are urging anyone with new information to come forward.
- urge that… The report urged that all children be taught to swim.
- urge (somebody) + speech ‘Why not give it a try?’ she urged (him).
Synonyms recommend
recommend
- advise
- advocate
- urge
These words all mean to tell somebody what you think they should do in a particular situation.
- recommend to tell somebody what you think they should do in a particular situation; to say what you think the price or level of something should be:
  We’d recommend you to book your flight early.
  a recommended price of $50
- advise to tell somebody what you think they should do in a particular situation:
  I’d advise you not to tell him.
recommend or advise?Advise is a stronger word than recommend and is often used when the person giving the advice is in a position of authority: Police are advising fans without tickets to stay away. • Police are recommending fans without tickets to stay away. I advise you… can suggest that you know better than the person you are advising: this may cause offence if they are your equal or senior to you. I recommend… mainly suggests that you are trying to be helpful and is less likely to cause offence. Recommend is often used with more positive advice to tell somebody about possible benefits and advise with more negative advice to warn somebody about possible dangers: He advised reading the book before seeing the movie. • I would recommend against going out on your own.
- advocate (formal) to support or recommend something publicly:
  The group does not advocate the use of violence.
- urge (formal) to recommend something strongly:
  The situation is dangerous and the UN is urging caution.
Patterns
- to recommend/advise/advocate/urge that…
- It is recommended/advised/advocated/urged that…
- to recommend/advise/urge somebody to do something
- to recommend/advise/advocate doing something
- to strongly recommend/advise/advocate somebody/something
Extra Examples
- He has repeatedly urged the government to do something about this.
- ‘Get on with it!’ he urged her impatiently.
- ‘Please come!’ he urged.
Topics Suggestions and adviceb2, Discussion and agreementb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- strongly
- gently
- constantly
- …
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to recommend something strongly
- urge something The situation is dangerous and the UN is urging caution.
- EU foreign ministers urged an independent inquiry into allegations of human rights violations.
- urge something on/upon somebody The prime minister is urging restraint on Washington.
- He urged a tax increase upon congress as a way of damping down consumer spending.
Topics Suggestions and adviceb2
urge somebody/something + adv./prep. (formal) to make a person or an animal move more quickly and/or in a particular direction, especially by pushing or forcing them
- He urged his horse forward.

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin urgere ‘press, drive’.

urge

noun

/ɜːdʒ/

/ɜːrdʒ/

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a strong desire to do something
- Freud claimed that this behaviour was caused by the repression of sexual urges.
- urge to do something I had a sudden urge to hit him.
Extra Examples
- I felt a sudden urge to smash the teapot against the wall.
- I suppressed a strong urge to yawn.
- Leaving him off the guest list satisfied her urge for revenge.
- She resisted the urge to kiss him.
- an instinctive urge to tap your feet to the beat of the music
- the human urge to control the environment
- the primal urge to reproduce
- She felt a violent urge to laugh, but suppressed it, with difficulty.
- a biological/primitive urge
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- desperate
- great
- incredible
- …
verb + urge
- experience
- feel
- get
- …
preposition
- urge for
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Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin urgere ‘press, drive’.