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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ur•gen•cy (ûr′jən sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies. - urgent character;
imperativeness;
insistence;
importunateness. - urgencies, urgent requirements or needs.
- Late Latin urgentia pressure; see urgent, -ency
- 1530–40
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ur•gent /ˈɜrdʒənt/USA pronunciation adj. - requiring immediate action or attention:an urgent message.
- conveying a sense of earnest insistence:spoke in low, urgent tones.
ur•gen•cy, n. [uncountable] ur•gent•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ur•gent (ûr′jənt),USA pronunciation adj. - compelling or requiring immediate action or attention;
imperative;
pressing:an urgent matter. - insistent or earnest in solicitation;
importunate, as a person:an urgent pleader. - expressed with insistence, as requests or appeals:an urgent tone of voice.
- Latin urgent- (stem of urgēns), present participle of urgēre to urge; see -ent
- 1490–1500
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