urge

v., urged, urg·ing, urg·es.

v.tr.

1. To force or drive forward or onward; impel.
2. To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly; exhort.
3. To advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval of; press for: urge passage of the bill; a speech urging moderation.
4. To stimulate; excite: “It urged him to an intensity like madness” (D.H. Lawrence).
5. To move or impel to action, effort, or speed; spur.

v.intr.

1. To exert an impelling force; push vigorously.
2. To present a forceful argument, claim, or case.

n.

1. The act of urging.
2. 1. An impulse that prompts action or effort: suppressed an urge to laugh.
   2. An involuntary tendency to perform a given activity; an instinct: “There is a human urge to clarify, rationalize, justify” (Leonard Bernstein).

[Latin urgēre.]

verb

1. To solicit (something) insistently: insist, press. See continue/stop/pause, seek/avoid.
2. To impel to action: exhort, press. See cause/effect, push/pull.

n

Definition: very strong desire
Antonyms: dislike, hate

v

Definition: beg, push for, encourage
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade

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IN BRIEF: To encourage strongly to do something. Also: A sudden feeling that makes one want to do something.

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist. — Albert Einstein (1879-1955).

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - nøde, presse, overtale
v. intr. - overtalt, presset
n. - trang

Nederlands (Dutch)
(aan)drang, behoefte, aandringen, aansporen, dringend verzoeken, de nadruk leggen op, aanvoeren (als argument/excuus), trachten te overtuigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - pousser, conseiller vivement, préconiser, exhorter qn (à faire), insister pour que, faire avancer, pousser (un troupeau)
v. intr. - insister, insister pour que, sommer, exhorter, pousser vigoureusement
n. - forte envie, pulsion sexuelle

Deutsch (German)
v. - antreiben, drängen
n. - Trieb, Drang

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παροτρύνω, προτρέπω, πιέζω (φορτικά), παρακινώ
n. - επίμονη επιθυμία, ώθηση, παρόρμηση

Italiano (Italian)
incitare, istigare, ingiungere, insistere, impulso

Português (Portuguese)
v. - impelir, incitar, advertir
n. - impulso (m), anseio (m)

Русский (Russian)
уговаривать, побуждать, призывать, подстрекать, подгонять, твердить одно и то же, побуждение

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - instar, exhortar, impulsar, apremiar, requerir, recomendar, pedir con insistencia
v. intr. - abogar (por), argüir (contra), apresurarse, ir rápidamente
n. - impulso, instinto, vivo deseo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - driva på, mana på, påskynda, pressa, driva, sporra, försöka övertala, be, anmoda, yrka på, ivra för, andraga, åberopa
n. - stark längtan, begär, drift, instinkt, kallelse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
催促, 力劝, 强烈要求, 冲动, 迫切的要求, 推动力

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 催促, 力勸
v. intr. - 強烈要求
n. - 衝動, 迫切的要求, 推動力

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 급히 서둘게 하다, 재촉하다, 설득하다
v. intr. - 충동을 받다, ~을 역설하다
n. - 몰아침, 압박

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - …にしきりに勧める, 力説する, 主張する, 駆りたてる, せき立てる, 駆り立てる, 急がせる, 強制する
n. - 強い衝動, 衝動

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) الح على, حث على, استحث على, دفع, حفز (الاسم) دافع, حافز, رغبه ملحه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮המריץ, החיש, האיץ, זירז, דחק ב-, לחץ, ניסה לשכנע, דחף, יצר, תמך ב-‬
v. intr. - ‮המריץ, החיש, האיץ, זירז, דחק ב-, לחץ, ניסה לשכנע, דחף, יצר, תמך ב-‬
n. - ‮דחף, תשוקה‬

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