URGED

Definition: URGED

URGED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Urge

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "URGED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Crosswords: URGED

English words defined with "URGED": driven ♦ exhort ♦ impelled ♦ Lickerish ♦ press ♦ ruthlessly ♦ To come about, To make account ♦ Unpleaded, urge, urge on ♦ Whig. (references)

Specialty definitions using "URGED": Abdiel ♦ Dying Sayings ♦ Harlowe ♦ Jail ♦ Nonsense ♦ Wooden Wall. (references)

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	It's all right, you shall be urged plenty enough. Credit: Library of Congress.		House and Senate rowing "spending program" boat through debt seas urged on with whips by Bankhead and Barkley. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Women in war. Summer canning workers. Why tin cans should be saved. To assure adequate civilian supply of canned produce in the future, householders are urged to save their used cans and turn them in to their local collection agencies, which will send the. Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Edwin Hubbel Chapin	No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.
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Author	Date	Quotation
Communist Manifesto	1848	All objections urged against the Communistic mode of producing and appropriating material products, have, in the same way, been urged against the Communistic modes of producing and appropriating intellectual products. (reference)
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Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	And not all that could be urged to detain her succeeded.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	The mayor came to see him and urged him to turn back.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	All were shouting and the prefects urged them on with strong cries.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Patients are urged to continue with therapy for at least 6 months to give it an adequate chance to relieve symptoms. (references)
Business		Franchisers are strongly urged to consider the above factors before appointment of any franchisee. (references)
		In a March 1996 report, it urged passage of new laws allowing tariffs to keep pace with inflation and giving private investors "guaranteed security" in the privatization process. (references)
		Companies listed on the CASE were urged to apply international accounting and disclosure standards such as quarterly earning releases and disclosure of substantial ownership of stock. (references)
Children	Mexico	He also urged state and local governments to follow his lead in developing such measures. (references)
	Switzerland	Opponents of this proposal claimed that the transition period would be far too long and urged that private premises, such as multiple-level housing, should also be required to implement the changes. (references)
Civil Liberties	Kazakhstan	On November 27, the President urged private domestic media to create a code of ethics. (references)
Discrimination	Hong Kong	The Committee also urged Hong Kong to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and age. (references)
Economic History	Afghanistan	In 1985, they urged feuding Afghan Shi'a resistance groups to unite to oppose the Soviets. (references)
	Uae	US firms are strongly urged to consider cultural sensitivities in any promotional activity. (references)
Human Rights	Morocco	Sane also urged the Government to investigate and prosecute those responsible for past crimes and abuses. (references)
	Singapore	The posting then rhetorically urged citizens to court arrest by trying to enter polling areas for similar visits. (references)
	Mexico	He urged the Administration to expedite its reform agenda if it hopes to regain public trust in judicial institutions. (references)
Indigenous People	Malaysia	The leader of an Orang Asli NGO welcomed the announcement, but urged the Government to proceed quickly. (references)
	Bangladesh	Former insurgent leader Jotirindrio Bodhipriya Larma, alias Shantu Larma, has publicly questioned whether the Peace Accord has been implemented properly, and has urged prompt government action to implement all provisions of the Accord. (references)
Minorities	Spain	Through their web pages, these groups urged others to take violent action against all immigrants of North African descent. (references)
Political Economy	HUNGARY	The United States has urged Hungary to rectify this situation at every possible opportunity. (references)
	INDONESIA	The U.S. government has urged Indonesia to take quick action to register and control OD production equipment. (references)
	Western Sahara	As the end of MINURSO's mandate drew near in February 2000, the Secretary General urged a review of the situation. (references)
Political Rights	Georgia	A number of smaller political parties boycotted the election, and another party urged the electorate to vote against all candidates. (references)
	Congo	The delegates urged the Government to release political prisoners, open the political process, abolish the CPP's, and free jailed journalists. (references)
Trade	Saudi Arabia	U.S. manufacturers are urged to discuss labeling requirements with their selected representative or distributor. (references)
Travel	Azerbaijan	All visitors to Azerbaijan are strongly urged to obtain a visa prior to arrival. (references)
	Honduras	All business visitors are urged to avoid carrying valuables or large sums of money. (references)
	Sri Lanka	Americans are urged to exercise extreme caution in Colombo because of possible terrorist activities there. (references)
Women	Malaysia	Women's groups urged all states to do the same. (references)
	Indonesia	Some women's groups urged the Government to ban polygyny altogether. (references)
	Morocco	The British Government helped subsidize an NGO pamphlet that urged rural women to exercise their right to vote. (references)
Worker Rights	Venezuela	The ILO urged the Government to refrain from displaying favoritism with regard to the FBT and to abandon the idea of imposing trade union unity. (references)
	Taiwan	The CLA urged employers not to mistreat foreign workers, and employers are subject to the same penalties for mistreating foreign workers as for mistreating citizen workers. (references)
	Djibouti	At its 2000 annual conference, the ILO urged the Government to enact the labor resolutions that it had signed in 1998. The ILO noted ongoing abuses by the Government in forbidding union meetings and preventing union officials from receiving their mail. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	NONSENSE, n. The objections that are urged against this excellent dictionary.
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Speaker	Phrase(s)
Lawrence Lindsey	Oh, I don't think so. I mean, the Social Security commission was very explicit. They urged the Congress to debate this extensively for a year.
Lin Wood	They've only asked and urged that all other leads and tips and possible suspects be investigated with the same level of thoroughness and competency that they've been subjected to.
Rush Limbaugh	My guess is that President Kennedy would have, as most of the rest of us have, urged a bit bolder tax relief.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	The establishment of the militia, of a mint, of standards of weights and measures, of the post office and post roads are subjects which I presume you will resume of course, and which are abundantly urged by their own importance.
James Madison	1809-1817	If it be urged as necessary for the support of Civil Government only as it is a means of supporting Religion, and it be not necessary for the latter purpose, it cannot be necessary for the former.
James Monroe	1817-1825	Other considerations of great weight urged the cession of this territory by Spain.
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	But their claims are not neglected, and will on all proper occasions be urged, and it is hoped with effect.
Benjamin Harrison	1889-1893	At least until the good offices of kindness and education have been fairly tried the contrary conclusion can not be plausibly urged.
William H. Taft	1909-1913	Relief of the railroads from certain restrictions of the antitrust law have been urged by my predecessor and will be urged by me.
Herbert C. Hoover	1929-1933	American statesmen were among the first to propose and they have constantly urged upon the world, the establishment of a tribunal for the settlement of controversies of a justiciable character.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	That's what the Pope and other religious leaders have urged us to do.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"URGED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past tense) -- approximately 66.25% of the time. "URGED" is used about 1,998 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past tense)	66.25%	1,324	5,996
Lexical Verb (past participle)	32.75%	654	10,005
Adjective (general or positive)	0.95%	19	80,337
Noun (proper)	0.05%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	1,998	N/A

Expressions using "URGED": be urged to do ♦ urged by necessity. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "URGED": long-urged.
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Language		Translations for "URGED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Bulgarian		подтикван (stimulated). (various references)

Chinese		敦促 (urge, urging). (various references)

French		exhortée, exhorté, exhortâmes, exhortèrent. (various references)

German		drängte (elbowed). (various references)

Indonesian		terdesak (forced, pressed, pushed). (various references)

Korean		촉구하�". (various references)

Pig Latin		edurgay

Turkish		yapmaya zorlanmak (be urged to do), mecburiyetten (urged by necessity), ihtiyaç nedeniyle (urged by necessity). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	calites, chale. (various references)
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Language	Date	Source	Genesis Chapter 19, Verse 3
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai katebiazeto autouV kai exeklinan proV auton kai eishlqon eiV thn oikian autou kai epoihsen autoiV poton kai azumouV epeyen autoiV kai efagon
Latin	405	Vulgate	Conpulit illos oppido ut deverterent ad eum ingressisque domum illius fecit convivium coxit azyma et comederunt
Old English	990	West Saxon	Loð þa hi laðode geornlice, oð ðæt hi gecyrdon to hys huse. He ða gearcode him gereord, [aboc him hæfleasne hlaf] ond hi æton. [
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	He myche constreynede hem, that thei shulden turne to hym. And hem goon into his hows, he made a feest, sethede therf breed, and thei eten.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And he copelled them excedyngly. And they turned in vnto hym and entred in to his house and he made them a feaste and dyd bake swete cakes and they ate.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And he urged them greatly; and they turned in to him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	But he made his request more strongly, so they went with him into his house; and he got food ready for them, and made unleavened bread, of which they took.
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Language	Genesis Chapter 19, Verse 3
Cebuano	Apan siya nagpakilooy pag-ayo kanila, ug sila miuban kaniya, ug mingsulod sila sa iyang balay, ug sila gikombirahan niya, ug nagluto siya ug mga tinapay nga walay levadura, ug nangaon sila.
Croatian	Ali ih on uporno navraæaše, i oni se uvratiše k njemu i uðoše u njegovu kuæu. On ih ugosti, ispeèe pogaèu te blagovaše.
Danish	Da nødte han dem stærkt, og de tog ind i hans Hus; derpå tilberedte han dem et Måltid og bagte usyrede Kager, og de spiste.
Dutch	En hij hield bij hen zeer aan, zodat zij tot hem inkeerden, en kwamen in zijn huis; en hij maakte hun een maaltijd, en bakte ongezuurde koeken, en zij aten.
Finnish	Mutta hän pyysi heitä pyytämällä, ja he poikkesivat hänen luoksensa ja tulivat hänen taloonsa. Ja hän valmisti heille aterian ja leipoi happamattomia leipiä, ja he söivät.
French	Mais Lot les pressa tellement qu`ils vinrent chez lui et entrèrent dans sa maison. Il leur donna un festin, et fit cuire des pains sans levain. Et ils mangèrent.
German	Da nötigte er sie sehr; und sie kehrten zu ihm ein und kamen in sein Haus. Und er machte ihnen ein Mahl und buk ungesäuerte Kuchen; und sie aßen.
Hungarian	De nagyon unszolá õket, és betérének hozzá, és bemenének az õ házába; õ pedig szerze nékik vendégséget, és pogácsát is süte, és evének.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Lot memohon dengan sangat, dan akhirnya mereka masuk bersama dia ke dalam rumahnya. Lot menyediakan hidangan lezat dan memanggang roti secukupnya, lalu makanlah mereka.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka berturut-turut dibujuknya mereka itu, sehingga mereka itu singgah kepadanya dan masuk ke dalam rumahnya, lalu dijamunya akan mereka itu, diperbuatkannyalah roti yang tiada beragi. Maka mereka itupun makanlah.
Maori	Na ka kaha tana tohe ki a raua, a peka atu ana raua ki a ia, haere ana ki tona whare; na ka taka ia i tetahi hakari ma raua, ka tunu hoki i etahi keke rewenakore, a ka kai raua.
Norwegian	Da nødde han dem meget, og de tok inn hos ham i hans hus; og han gjorde i stand et måltid for dem og bakte usyrede brød, og de åt.
Rumanian	Dar Lot a stqruit de ei pknq au venit wi au intrat kn casa lui. Le -a pregqtit o cinq, a pus sq coacq azimi wi au mkncat.
Russian	пО ЦЕ УЙМШОП Х� ТБЫЙЧБМ ЙИ; Й ПОЙ � ПЫМЙ Л ОЕНХ Й � ТЙЫМЙ Ч �"ПН ЕЗП. пО У�"ЕМБМ ЙН ХЗПЭЕОЙЕ Й ЙУ� ЕЛ � ТЕУОЩЕ ИМЕ�'Щ, Й ПОЙ ЕМЙ.
Swedish	Men han bad dem så enträget, att de togo härbärge hos honom och kommo in i hans hus. Och han tillredde en måltid åt dem och bakade osyrat bröd, och de åto.
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Derivations
	Words ending with "URGED": gurged, overurged, purged, resurged, scourged, splurged, surged, unpurged, unurged, upsurged. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"URGED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: lurged, orgad, ruged, rugid, uge, Uget, ugr, uiged, Ungud, urage, ured, urga, urgel, urgend, urgey, urled. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "URGED" (pronounced er"jd)
3	er" j d	converged, diverged, emerged, merged, purged, reemerged, splurged, submerged, surged.
2	-j d	abridged, acknowledged, adjudged, advantaged, aged, alleged, arranged, assuaged, avenged, averaged, bandaged, barged, besieged, bridged, budged, bulged, caged, challenged, changed, charged, cringed, damaged, deluged, deranged, disadvantaged, discharged, discouraged, disengaged, disgorged, dislodged, disparaged, divulged, dodged, dredged, edged, encouraged, engaged, enlarged, enraged, envisaged, estranged, exchanged, expunged, fledged, forged, fudged, gauged, gouged, hedged, hemorrhaged, hinged, indulged, infringed, judged, leveraged, lodged, lunged, managed, mischarged, misjudged, mismanaged, mortgaged, nudged, obliged, outraged, overcharged, packaged, paged, pillaged, pledged, plunged, prearranged, prejudged, prepackaged, presaged, privileged, raged, rampaged, ranged, ravaged, rearranged, recharged, repackaged, restaged, ridged, salvaged, savaged, scrounged, shortchanged, singed, smudged, sponged, staged, supercharged, teenaged, trudged, turbocharged, unabridged, unchallenged, unchanged, undamaged, unhedged, unhinged, unmanaged, upstaged, voyaged, waged, wedged.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-g-r-u"
	-1 letter: dreg, drug, dure, grue, gude, rude, rued, urge.
	-2 letters: due, dug, erg, ged, red, reg, rue, rug, urd.
	-3 letters: de, ed, er, re.
	Words containing the letters "d-e-g-r-u"
	+1 letter: argued, bedrug, budger, drogue, drudge, gerund, gourde, grudge, guider, gurged, judger, nudger, purged, redbug, rogued, rouged, rugged, surged, trudge.
	+2 letters: augured, bedrugs, bludger, budgers, burgled, desugar, drogues, drudged, drudger, drudges, drugged, drugget, druggie, dungier, figured, frugged, gaudery, gaudier, gerunds, gourdes, grouped, groused, grouted, grubbed, grudged, grudger, grudges, grueled, gruffed, grumped, grunted, guarded, guarder, guerdon, guiders, guilder, gurgled, judgers, nudgers, pudgier, redbugs, refuged, reglued, rejudge, roughed, sugared, trudged, trudgen, trudger, trudges, undergo, unurged, upgrade.
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URGED

Definition: URGED

URGED

Imperative & past participle

Crosswords: URGED

Photo Album: URGED

Familiar Quotations: URGED

Edwin Hubbel Chapin

Historic Usage: URGED

Communist Manifesto

Use in Literature: URGED

Emma

Austen, Jane

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Non-Fiction Usage: URGED

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: URGED

Lawrence Lindsey

Lin Wood

Rush Limbaugh

Speeches: URGED

George Washington

James Madison

James Monroe

Andrew Jackson

Benjamin Harrison

William H. Taft

Herbert C. Hoover

Bill Clinton

Usage Frequency: URGED

Expression: URGED

Modern Translation: URGED

Bulgarian

Chinese

French

German

Indonesian

Korean

Pig Latin

Turkish

Ancestral Language Translations: URGED

Bible Trace: URGED

Matched Bible Translations: URGED

Derivations & Misspellings: URGED

Derivations

Misspellings

Rhyming with "URGED"

Anagrams: URGED

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