urgent

urgent
01. It is [urgent] that I speak to Dr. Chen immediately.
02. Dr. Morgenstein, you are [urgently] needed in Ward 6.
03. There is an [urgent] need for food and medical supplies in the area hit by the earthquake.
04. This is a matter of great [urgency], and I hope you will attend to it without delay.
05. Food and clothing are [urgently] needed by the victims of the tornado.
06. We could hear the [urgency] in her voice when she pleaded for help.
07. Money is [urgently] needed for the purchase of basic medicines.
08. Martin Luther King said that life's most [urgent] question is: what are you doing for others?
09. There is a Chinese proverb which states that what is not [urgent] must be done quickly, in order to take care of the [urgent] things calmly.
10. Police officers and a large team of community volunteers are [urgently] searching for a little girl who disappeared from a family picnic in a local park.
11. The government's most [urgent] priority at this time must be to reduce unemployment in our state.
12. I'm sorry to interrupt your meeting, but there is an [urgent] call for you on line one.
13. One of the most [urgent] problems facing the nation of Malawi today is the poor health of its people.
14. Sending the products by air is expensive, but they're needed [urgently], so we have no choice.
15. Sustainability is an [urgent] imperative for humanity if we are to survive as a species.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • urgent — urgent, ente [ yrʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1340 méd.; répandu XIXe; lat. urgens, de urgere « pousser, presser » ♦ Dont on doit s occuper sans retard. Des travaux urgents. ⇒ pressé. « rien de très urgent ne l obligeait à sortir » (Martin du Gard). Un cas… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • urgent — URGÉNT, Ă, urgenţi, te, adj. (Adesea adverbial) Care necesită o rezolvare imediată, care nu admite amânare; grabnic. ♦ spec. (Despre telegrame) Care este expediat cu precădere pentru a sosi mai repede. – Din fr. urgent, lat. urgens, ntis. Trimis… …   Dicționar Român

  • Urgent — Ur gent, a. [L. urgens, p. pr. of urgere: cf. F. urgent. See {Urge}.] Urging; pressing; besetting; plying, with importunity; calling for immediate attention; instantly important. The urgent hour. Shak. [1913 Webster] Some urgent cause to ordain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Urgent — may refer to: * Urgent (song), a 1981 song by Foreigner. * Urgent (Canadian band), a 1980 s band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Urgent (American band), a 1980 s band from New York City. * Urgent! Records, a former record company …   Wikipedia

  • urgent — mid 15c., from M.Fr. urgent pressing, impelling (14c.), from L. urgentem (nom. urgens), prp. of urgere to press hard, urge (see URGE (Cf. urge) (v.)). Related: Urgently …   Etymology dictionary

  • Urgént — (lat). dringend, unaufschieblich; Urgénz, Dringlichkeit, dringliche Mahnung …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Urgént — (lat.), dringend; Urgénz, Dringlichkeit …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • urgent — I adjective clamant, compelling, compulsory, critical, crucial, crying, demanding, earnest, essential, exigent, grave, gravis, impelling, imperative, important, importunate, indispensable, insistent, instant, necessarius, necessary, necessitous,… …   Law dictionary

  • urgent — urgent, ente (ur jan, jan t ) adj. Qui ne souffre point de retardement, pressant. HISTORIQUE    XVe s. •   Encores de present nous est force et necessité urgente pour la conduite de nostre armée de recouvrer grans sommes de deniers, Lettre de… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • urgent — *pressing, imperative, crying, importunate, insistent, exigent, instant Analogous words: impelling, driving (see MOVE): constraining, compelling, obliging (see FORCE vb) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • urgent — [adj] needing immediate attention burning*, called for, capital, chief, clamant, clamorous, compelling, critical, crucial, crying*, demanded, demanding, driving, essential, exigent, foremost, heavy*, hurry up, immediate, impelling, imperative,… …   New thesaurus

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