urge sb on
— phrasal verb with urge uk/ɜːdʒ/us/ɝːdʒ/verb [ I or T ]
C2 to encourage someone to do or achieve something:
The crowd was cheering and urging her on all through the race.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Encouraging and urging on
- abet
- barrack for sb
- bring
- bring sb out
- buddy
- cheer
- chin
- egg
- get in there! idiom
- get out of here! idiom
- good/great/lovely stuff! idiom
- goose
- hide your light under a bushel idiom
- invitation
- prepare
- prepare the ground idiom
- prod
- promote
- promotion
- shoulder
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