- urge someone to do something
- urge someone to do somethingto try to get someone to do something. •
I urge you to give skiing a try.
•Ken urged Lily to finish her dinner.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
urge someone to do something
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put someone up to something — (informal) PERSUADE TO, encourage to, urge to, egg on to, incite to, goad into. → put … Useful english dictionary
urge — urge1 [ ɜrdʒ ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to advise someone very strongly about what action or attitude they should take: urge someone to do something: The United Nations has urged them to honor the peace treaty. urge that: We urge that systems be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
urge — I UK [ɜː(r)dʒ] / US [ɜrdʒ] verb [transitive] Word forms urge : present tense I/you/we/they urge he/she/it urges present participle urging past tense urged past participle urged ** 1) a) to advise someone very strongly about what action or… … English dictionary
urge — [[t]ɜ͟ː(r)ʤ[/t]] ♦♦ urges, urging, urged 1) VERB If you urge someone to do something, you try hard to persuade them to do it. [V n to inf] They urged parliament to approve plans for their reform programme... [V n to inf] He urged employers and… … English dictionary
urge — [ʉrj] vt. urged, urging [L urgere, to press hard: see WREAK] 1. a) to press upon the attention; present or speak of earnestly and repeatedly; plead, allege, or advocate strongly [to urge caution] b) to entreat or plead with; ask, persuade, or… … English World dictionary
urge on — verb 1. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers • Syn: ↑cheer, ↑root on, ↑inspire, ↑urge, ↑barrack, ↑exhort, ↑pep up … Useful english dictionary
urge — 1 verb (T) 1 to strongly advise someone to do something: urge sb to do sth: Brown urged her to reconsider her decision. | urge that: I urge that you read this report carefully. 2 formal to strongly suggest that something should be done: The UN… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
urge — verb encourage or entreat earnestly to do something. ↘strongly recommend. ↘encourage to move more quickly. ↘(urge someone on) encourage someone to continue. noun a strong desire or impulse. Derivatives urging noun Origin C16: from L. urgere press … English new terms dictionary
urge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. solicit, plead, importune, advocate, exhort, incite, instigate; press, push. n. impulse, desire, ambition. See necessity, request, cause. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To present favorably] Syn. favor,… … English dictionary for students
urge on — PHRASAL VERB If you urge someone on, you encourage them to do something. [V n P] She had a strong and supportive sister who urged her on... [V P n (not pron)] Western visitors remember a lean, cheerful figure on horseback urging on his men. Syn … English dictionary
urge — vb Urge, egg, exhort, goad, spur, prod, prick, sic mean to press or impel to action, effort, or speed. Urge implies the exertion of influence or pressure either from something or someone external or from something within (as the conscience or the … New Dictionary of Synonyms
