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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ur•gent /ˈɜrdʒənt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. requiring immediate action or attention:an urgent message.
  2. 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 © 2026
ur•gent  (ûr′jənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. compelling or requiring immediate action or attention;
    imperative;
    pressing:an urgent matter.
  2. insistent or earnest in solicitation;
    importunate, as a person:an urgent pleader.
  3. 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
ur′gent•ly, adv. 

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