Upon
is formal and less commonly used thanon
.) •Arnold urged the new policy on the employees.
•He urged restraint upon them.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 — [c]/ɜdʒ / (say erj) verb (urged, urging) –verb (t) 1. to endeavour to induce or persuade, as by entreaties or earnest recommendations; entreat or exhort earnestly: urge a person to take more care. 2. to press by persuasion or recommendation, as… …
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
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 — urge1 W3 [ə:dʒ US ə:rdʒ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: urgere] 1.) to strongly suggest that someone does something urge sb to do sth ▪ I got a note from Moira urging me to get in touch. urge that ▪ He urged that a referendum should be… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms urge on : present tense I/you/we/they urge on he/she/it urges on present participle urging on past tense urged on past participle urged on to encourage someone to put more effort into something or to not stop… … English dictionary
urge*/ — [ɜːdʒ] verb [T] I 1) to advise someone very strongly about what action or attitude they should take He urged restraint in dealing with the protesters.[/ex] The UN has urged them to honour the peace treaty.[/ex] They urged that a new president be… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
