urgent
SayUR-juhnt/ˈɝ.d͡ʒənt/UK · AUS/ˈɜː.d͡ʒənt/
- 1Needing to be dealt with right away.
Like a fire alarm that needs you to act now, not later.
The doctor said the surgery was urgent.
We got an urgent message to call home.
Similarpressing
Oppositeroutine, unimportant, minor
- 2Pushing hard for something and not willing to wait.
When I tried to leave, my aunt became urgent and asked me again and again to stay.
He gave me an urgent look and begged me to stay.
Similarinsistent, earnest, pressing, persistent, desperate
Oppositecasual, relaxed, indifferent
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Origin
It came through Middle French from Latin "urgēre," meaning "to press."