urge

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• Received-Pronunciation: ûrj
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɜːd͡ʒ/
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• General-American: ûrj
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• General-American: /ɝd͡ʒ/
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• rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ
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• CMU ARPABET: ER1 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Latin urgeō (“urge”).

154 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: порив (poriv) — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Bulgarian: подтик (podtik) — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Chinese Mandarin: 衝動 /冲动 (chōngdòng) — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Chinese Mandarin: 願望 /愿望 (yuànwàng) — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Dutch: drang — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Dutch: aandrang — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Dutch: aandrift — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Finnish: halu — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Finnish: hinku — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Finnish: vietti — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• French: pulsion — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• French: envie — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Galician: gana — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• German: Drang — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Greek: παρόρμηση (parórmisi) — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Hebrew: דַּחַף (dáẖaf) — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Hindi: इच्छा (icchā) — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Hungarian: vágy — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Hungarian: késztetés — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Hungarian: indíttatás — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Hungarian: inger — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Hungarian: ösztönzés — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Hungarian: kényszer — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Ido: urjo — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Ido: urjigo — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Italian: pulsione — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Japanese: 願望 (ganbō) — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Japanese: 衝動 (shōdō) — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Macedonian: нагон (nagon) — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Middle English: talent — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Norwegian: trang — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Portuguese: comichão — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Portuguese: ânsia — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Romanian: nevoie — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Russian: побужде́ние (pobuždénije) — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Russian: толчо́к (tolčók) — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Russian: жела́ние (želánije) — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Serbo-Croatian: poriv — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Spanish: gana — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Spanish: ganas — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Swahili: hanjamu — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Telugu: త్వరపెట్టు (tvarapeṭṭu) — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Turkish: dürtü — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Turkish: arzu — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Turkish: istek — a strong desire; an itch to do something
• Arabic: حَثَّ (ḥaṯṯa) — to press, push, drive
• Bengali: সামনে অগ্রসর করা (śamone ogrośor kora) — to press, push, drive
• Bulgarian: подтиквам (podtikvam) — to press, push, drive
• Cherokee: ᎦᏂᎳᏗᎠ (ganiladia) — to press, push, drive
• Chinese Mandarin: 催促 (cuīcù) — to press, push, drive
• Dutch: duwen — to press, push, drive
• Dutch: aanzetten — to press, push, drive
• Esperanto: urĝi — to press, push, drive
• Finnish: ajaa — to press, push, drive
• French: pousser — to press, push, drive
• French: inciter — to press, push, drive
• German: drängen — to press, push, drive
• German: mahnen — to press, push, drive
• German: treiben — to press, push, drive
• Hungarian: ösztönöz — to press, push, drive
• Hungarian: ösztökél — to press, push, drive
• Hungarian: serkent — to press, push, drive
• Hungarian: nógat — to press, push, drive
• Hungarian: unszol — to press, push, drive
• Hungarian: buzdít — to press, push, drive
• Ido: urjigar — to press, push, drive
• Irish: brostaigh — to press, push, drive
• Italian: incoraggiare — to press, push, drive
• Italian: fare pressione — to press, push, drive
• Japanese: 催促する (saisoku suru) — to press, push, drive
• Latin: hortor — to press, push, drive
• Latvian: skubināt — to press, push, drive
• Māori: tena — to press, push, drive
• Portuguese: impelir — to press, push, drive
• Russian: подгоня́ть (podgonjátʹ) — to press, push, drive
• Russian: подстёгивать (podstjógivatʹ) — to press, push, drive
• Russian: побужда́ть (pobuždátʹ) — to press, push, drive
• Russian: подстрека́ть (podstrekátʹ) — to press, push, drive
• Russian: подта́лкивать (podtálkivatʹ) — to press, push, drive
• Sanskrit: सुवति (suvati) — to press, push, drive
• Scottish Gaelic: coitich — to press, push, drive
• Spanish: urgir — to press, push, drive
• Spanish: aguijonear — to press, push, drive
• Spanish: apresurar — to press, push, drive
• Spanish: apremiar — to press, push, drive
• Spanish: aguijar — to press, push, drive
• Spanish: jalear — to press, push, drive
• Spanish: arrear — to press, push, drive
• Telugu: వత్తిడి (vattiḍi) — to press, push, drive
• Turkish: ittirmek — to press, push, drive
• Bulgarian: убеждавам (ubeždavam) — to press the mind or will of
• Dutch: aansporen — to press the mind or will of
• Esperanto: instigi — to press the mind or will of
• Finnish: kehottaa — to press the mind or will of
• Finnish: painostaa — to press the mind or will of
• French: inciter — to press the mind or will of
• German: anspornen — to press the mind or will of
• Greek: παροτρύνω (parotrýno) — to press the mind or will of
• Hungarian: ösztönöz — to press the mind or will of
• Italian: invitare — to press the mind or will of
• Italian: esortare — to press the mind or will of
• Japanese: せきたてる (sekitateru) — to press the mind or will of
• Latin: hortor — to press the mind or will of
• Latin: efflāgitō — to press the mind or will of
• Latvian: skubināt — to press the mind or will of
• Māori: ungaunga — to press the mind or will of
• Portuguese: urgir — to press the mind or will of
• Russian: убежда́ть (ubeždátʹ) — to press the mind or will of
• Russian: сове́товать (sovétovatʹ) — to press the mind or will of
• Scottish Gaelic: coitich — to press the mind or will of
• Spanish: instar — to press the mind or will of
• Spanish: ahincar — to press the mind or will of
• Spanish: aguijar — to press the mind or will of
• Telugu: వత్తిడి తెచ్చు (vattiḍi teccu) — to press the mind or will of
• Vietnamese: hối — to press the mind or will of
• Vietnamese: thúc — to press the mind or will of
• Vietnamese: giục — to press the mind or will of
• Welsh: annog — to press the mind or will of
• Bulgarian: подбуждам (podbuždam) — to provoke
• Dutch: provoceren — to provoke
• Finnish: raivostuttaa — to provoke
• French: provoquer — to provoke
• German: provozieren — to provoke
• Italian: provocare — to provoke
• Portuguese: provocar — to provoke
• Russian: провоци́ровать (provocírovatʹ) — to provoke
• Russian: подстрека́ть (podstrekátʹ) — to provoke
• Scottish Gaelic: coitich — to provoke
• Telugu: కోపము తెచ్చు (kōpamu teccu) — to provoke
• Bulgarian: настоявам (nastojavam) — to present in an urgent manner
• Dutch: aandringen — to present in an urgent manner
• Finnish: kehottaa — to present in an urgent manner
• Hungarian: sürget — to present in an urgent manner
• Hungarian: siettet — to present in an urgent manner
• Hungarian: szorgalmaz — to present in an urgent manner
• Hungarian: unszol — to present in an urgent manner
• Hungarian: hajt — to present in an urgent manner
• Italian: insistere — to present in an urgent manner
• Japanese: 急き立てる (sekitateru) — to present in an urgent manner
• Scottish Gaelic: coitich — to present in an urgent manner
• Telugu: బలవంత పెట్టు (balavanta peṭṭu) — to present in an urgent manner
• Finnish: ajaa — to press onward or forward
• Italian: pressare — to press onward or forward
• Portuguese: apressar — to press onward or forward
• Telugu: ముందుకు నెట్టు (munduku neṭṭu) — to press onward or forward
• Bulgarian: настоявам (nastojavam) — to be pressing in argument; to insist
• Finnish: kehottaa — to be pressing in argument; to insist
• French: insister — to be pressing in argument; to insist
• Italian: insistere — to be pressing in argument; to insist
• Japanese: 催促する (saisoku suru) — to be pressing in argument; to insist
• Portuguese: insistir — to be pressing in argument; to insist
• Scottish Gaelic: coitich — to be pressing in argument; to insist
• Spanish: instar — to be pressing in argument; to insist
• Telugu: వాదించు (vādiñcu) — to be pressing in argument; to insist