urgent

urgent — urgent, ente [ yrʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1340 méd.; répandu XIXe; lat. urgens, de urgere « pousser, presser » ♦ Dont on doit s occuper sans retard. Des travaux urgents. ⇒ pressé. « rien de très urgent ne l obligeait à sortir » (Martin du Gard). Un cas… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

urgent — URGÉNT, Ă, urgenţi, te, adj. (Adesea adverbial) Care necesită o rezolvare imediată, care nu admite amânare; grabnic. ♦ spec. (Despre telegrame) Care este expediat cu precădere pentru a sosi mai repede. – Din fr. urgent, lat. urgens, ntis. Trimis… …   Dicționar Român

Urgent — Ur gent, a. [L. urgens, p. pr. of urgere: cf. F. urgent. See {Urge}.] Urging; pressing; besetting; plying, with importunity; calling for immediate attention; instantly important. The urgent hour. Shak. [1913 Webster] Some urgent cause to ordain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Urgent — may refer to: * Urgent (song), a 1981 song by Foreigner. * Urgent (Canadian band), a 1980 s band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Urgent (American band), a 1980 s band from New York City. * Urgent! Records, a former record company …   Wikipedia

urgent — mid 15c., from M.Fr. urgent pressing, impelling (14c.), from L. urgentem (nom. urgens), prp. of urgere to press hard, urge (see URGE (Cf. urge) (v.)). Related: Urgently …   Etymology dictionary

Urgént — (lat). dringend, unaufschieblich; Urgénz, Dringlichkeit, dringliche Mahnung …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

Urgént — (lat.), dringend; Urgénz, Dringlichkeit …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

urgent — I adjective clamant, compelling, compulsory, critical, crucial, crying, demanding, earnest, essential, exigent, grave, gravis, impelling, imperative, important, importunate, indispensable, insistent, instant, necessarius, necessary, necessitous,… …   Law dictionary

urgent — urgent, ente (ur jan, jan t ) adj. Qui ne souffre point de retardement, pressant. HISTORIQUE    XVe s. •   Encores de present nous est force et necessité urgente pour la conduite de nostre armée de recouvrer grans sommes de deniers, Lettre de… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

urgent — *pressing, imperative, crying, importunate, insistent, exigent, instant Analogous words: impelling, driving (see MOVE): constraining, compelling, obliging (see FORCE vb) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

urgent — [adj] needing immediate attention burning*, called for, capital, chief, clamant, clamorous, compelling, critical, crucial, crying*, demanded, demanding, driving, essential, exigent, foremost, heavy*, hurry up, immediate, impelling, imperative,… …   New thesaurus

urgent — Urgent, Vrgens. Affaires urgens …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

urgent — URGENT, [urgen]te. adj. Pressant, qui ne souffre point du retardement. Il l a assisté dans son urgente necessité. Ne se dit guere que dans ces phrases. Affaires urgentes. les urgentes necessitez de l Estat …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

urgent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) requiring immediate action or attention. 2) earnest and insistent. DERIVATIVES urgency noun urgently adverb …   English terms dictionary

urgent — [ʉr′jənt] adj. [LME < MFr < L urgens, prp. of urgere, to press hard, urge] 1. calling for haste, immediate action, etc.; grave; pressing 2. insistent; importunate urgently adv …   English World dictionary

urgent — ur|gent [ ɜrdʒənt ] adjective ** 1. ) urgent things are things that you need to deal with immediately: He had some urgent business to attend to. The problem is becoming increasingly urgent. in urgent need of something: Refugees there are in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English