Urgent

Word URGENT
Character 6
Hyphenation ur gent
Pronunciations /ˈɜːdʒənt/

Definitions and meanings of "Urgent"

What do we mean by urgent?

Compelling immediate action or attention; pressing. adjective

Conveying a sense of pressing importance. adjective

Having the character of urging, pressing, or constraining.

Urging; pressing; besetting; plying, with importunity; calling for immediate attention; instantly important. adjective

Requiring immediate attention. adjective

Compelling immediate action adjective

Requiring immediate attention.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Urgent

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The word "urgent" in example sentences

The FAO called the meeting to discuss what it termed urgent and concrete measures to address the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa. ❋ Unknown (2011)

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon asked President Sarkozy for what he called "urgent" military operations to silence mortars and rocket launchers that have been used against civilians and U.N. headquarters in Abidjan. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Now the U.N. World Food Program is sending more food to meet what it calls the "urgent hunger needs among 3.5 million vulnerable people." ❋ Unknown (2011)

DUBLIN—Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny and senior ministers detailed on Monday what they described as an "urgent" employment plan, pledging to create 100,000 posts in the next four years for an economy struggling to grow under its bailout austerity program. ❋ Eamon Quinn (2012)

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny and senior ministers detailed what they described as an "urgent" employment plan, pledging to create 100,000 posts in the next four years. ❋ Unknown (2012)

In February 2009, two senior Perry aides summoned commission chairman Sam Bassett for what they called an urgent meeting, at which they made clear they weren't happy with the investigation, Mr. Bassett said in an interview. ❋ Jonathan Weisman (2011)

Negotiations went deep into the night last night, and at the unusual hour of 11: 35, the director of National Intelligence issued a statement emphasizing what he called the urgent need to reform the current law, to allow monitoring of foreign communications if they pass through the United States. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Only two items stick fast: the word urgent, and the name of the attorney. ❋ Jodi Picoult (2004)

Mr. Flaherty repeated his call for European leaders to provide clarity on the Greek debt crisis, which he described as an "urgent situation." ❋ Bill Curry (2011)

Feb. 4, 2010 The US Chemical Safety Board announced it was considering what it called urgent recommendations to change national fuel gas codes to improve safety when gas pipes are being purged, or cleared of air during maintenance or installation of new piping. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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