urge
/ɜːdʒ/verb
उच्चारण अर्ज
आग्रह करना, प्रेरित करना
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Asked in previous papers
as synonym
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[T] ~ sb (to do sth) | ~ that…
to advise or try hard to persuade somebody to do something
आग्रह करना, प्रेरित करना
- The teacher urged us to revise daily.
- The doctor urged him to quit smoking at once.
- The principal urged parents to attend the meeting.
+ 2 more examples
- Doctors urge everyone to wash their hands regularly.
- My friends urged me to apply for the scholarship.
Synonyms encourage press exhort implore push
Opposite discourage dissuade deter
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[C] ~ (to do sth)
a strong desire to do something
तीव्र इच्छा
- a sudden urge to sing
- She felt an urge to call her mother after the result.
- I had a sudden urge to eat hot jalebis in the rain.
+ 2 more examples
- He resisted the urge to look at his phone during the lecture.
- Many students feel an urge to compare marks with others.
Synonyms desire impulse longing craving yearning
Opposite reluctance aversion
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
urge + sb + to-infinitive
Use this to say that you strongly advise or press a person to do something.
किसी व्यक्ति को कुछ करने की दृढ़ सलाह देने या उस पर दबाव डालने के लिए यह structure प्रयोग होता है।
- Her teacher urged her to apply for the scholarship.
- The doctor urged him to quit smoking.
urge + that + subject + (should) + verb
A that-clause after urge uses the base form or should; there is no object before that.
'Urge' के बाद that-clause में verb का base रूप या should आता है; that से पहले कोई object नहीं लगता।
- The report urged that the school be repaired at once.
the / an urge + to-infinitive
As a noun, urge is followed by to + verb, and it means a sudden strong wish.
Noun के रूप में 'urge' के बाद to + verb आता है, और इसका अर्थ अचानक उठी प्रबल इच्छा है।
- Radhika felt an urge to laugh during the speech.
- He resisted the urge to check his phone.
urge sb on / urge caution
Urge sb on means to encourage someone to keep going; urge caution means to advise care.
'Urge sb on' का अर्थ किसी को आगे बढ़ते रहने के लिए प्रोत्साहित करना है; 'urge caution' का अर्थ सावधानी बरतने की सलाह है।
- The crowd urged the runners on.
- Officials urged caution on the slippery road.
+Collocations 4
adverb + urge
stronglyrepeatedlypubliclyearnestlygently
- The principal strongly urged parents to attend the meeting.
urge + noun
cautioncalmpatiencerestraintaction
- The police urged calm after the rumours spread.
adjective + urge
suddenstrongirresistiblenaturaloverwhelming
- She felt an irresistible urge to sleep after the long exam.
verb + the urge
feelresistfightgive in tosatisfy
- He resisted the urge to answer back.
“More examples 5
- The government urged citizens to vote in large numbers.
सरकार ने नागरिकों से बड़ी संख्या में मतदान करने का आग्रह किया।
- Coach Sharma urged the team on with loud shouts from the boundary.
कोच शर्मा ने सीमा-रेखा से ज़ोर की आवाज़ों से टीम का हौसला बढ़ाया।
- Experts urge that everyone should get vaccinated before the winter.
विशेषज्ञ आग्रह करते हैं कि सर्दी से पहले सभी को टीका लगवाना चाहिए।
- A sudden urge to travel made him book a ticket to Goa.
यात्रा की अचानक इच्छा ने उसे गोवा का टिकट बुक करवा दिया।
- The elders urged patience while the villagers waited for the relief team.
बड़ों ने राहत दल की प्रतीक्षा करते ग्रामीणों से धैर्य रखने का आग्रह किया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She urged me that I should apply.
✓ She urged me to apply.
Urge takes an object + to-infinitive; urge me that is not used.
'Urge' के बाद object + to-infinitive आता है; 'urge me that' का प्रयोग नहीं होता।
✗ He felt the urge of eating sweets.
✓ He felt the urge to eat sweets.
The noun urge is followed by to + verb, not of + -ing.
Noun 'urge' के बाद to + verb आता है, of + -ing नहीं।
✗ The teacher urged to the students to study.
✓ The teacher urged the students to study.
Urge is followed directly by its object; no preposition is needed.
'Urge' के बाद सीधे object आता है; कोई preposition आवश्यक नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Urge, persuade and press all push someone towards an action, but with different force.
Urge, persuade और press तीनों किसी को कार्य की ओर प्रेरित करते हैं, पर बल की मात्रा अलग है।
To advise strongly and with feeling, but the person may still refuse.
भावना के साथ दृढ़ सलाह देना, पर व्यक्ति फिर भी मना कर सकता है।
- I urged him to rest, but he went on studying.
To succeed in making someone agree to do something.
किसी को कुछ करने के लिए सहमत कराने में सफल होना।
- I persuaded him to rest.
To keep asking with pressure until the person gives in.
व्यक्ति के मान जाने तक दबाव के साथ बार-बार कहना।
- They pressed her to reveal the answer.
→Phrasal verbs 1
urge sb on
to encourage sb to do sth or to continue doing sth
(किसी को) आगे बढ़ने या लगे रहने के लिए उकसाना या प्रोत्साहित करना
- The coach urged the team on from the side of the field.
- Her friends urged her on to apply for the job.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the persuade words together: urge, exhort (urge strongly, formal), implore (ask desperately), beseech (beg, literary), coax (persuade gently).
मनाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: urge, exhort (प्रबल आग्रह, औपचारिक), implore (गिड़गिड़ाकर माँगना), beseech (याचना, साहित्यिक), coax (धीरे से मनाना)।
§Grammar and usage
Urge sb to do sth ('urged me to apply'); urge that sb (should) do sth ('I urge that he be informed').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: 'urge sb to do sth' ('urged me to apply'); 'urge that sb (should) do sth' ('I urge that he be informed')।
The adjective urgent means needing immediate attention.
Adjective urgent का अर्थ तुरंत ध्यान चाहने वाला है।