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urged

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɝdʒd// UK //ˈɜːdʒd// urged

v. to strongly encourage someone to do something. You use this when you think it is very important for someone to take action.

v. to recommend or advocate for a specific course of action with persistence or intensity. Transitive — requires a direct object, often followed by an infinitive phrase.


SIMPLE

The doctor urged him to quit smoking.

CONTEXTUAL

Local leaders urged residents to stay indoors until the heavy storm passed safely through the area.

COMPLEX

The committee urged a complete overhaul of the existing safety protocols, citing several recent incidents that highlighted systemic vulnerabilities in the current framework.

Synonyms
Usage

The verb is transitive and typically follows the pattern 'urge someone to do something' or 'urge that [clause]'.

Pitfall

He urged to me to goHe urged me to goUrge is a transitive verb and takes a direct object immediately; it does not use the preposition 'to' before the person being encouraged.

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