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urgent

/ˈɜːdʒənt/adjective

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अत्यावश्यक, तत्काल ध्यान देने योग्य, ज़रूरी

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adjective
  1. 1

    that needs to be dealt with or happen immediately

    अत्यावश्यक, तत्काल ध्यान देने योग्य, ज़रूरी

    • The patient needs urgent medical attention.
    • an urgent message from the office
    • There is an urgent need for clean drinking water in the village.
    + 2 more examples
    • She had an urgent call from her mother.
    • The matter is urgent and cannot wait until Monday.

    Synonyms pressing immediate critical

    Opposite unimportant trivial routine

  2. 2

    (of a voice or request) showing that you think something must be done quickly

    बेचैनी भरा, जल्दी का आग्रह करता हुआ

    • He spoke in an urgent whisper.
    • Her voice was urgent as she asked the driver to hurry.
    • He made an urgent plea for help.
    + 2 more examples
    • Her urgent knock woke everyone in the house.
    • The urgent tone of his message made me call him back.

    Synonyms insistent earnest

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

urgent + noun

Use urgent before a noun for something that must be dealt with at once: an urgent message, urgent repairs.

तुरंत निपटाई जाने वाली चीज़ के लिए noun से पहले 'urgent' आता है, जैसे an urgent message।

  • I received an urgent call from the hospital.
  • The bridge needs urgent repairs.

It is urgent that + subject + (should) + base verb

After urgent, a that-clause takes the base form of the verb or should + verb. It does not take a plain present or future.

'Urgent' के बाद that-clause में base verb या should + verb आता है; सामान्य present या future नहीं।

  • It is urgent that she see a doctor.
  • It is urgent that the files should be sent today.

urgent need / call / action

Common with need, call, appeal and action. Use urgent need for or of something.

यह need, call, appeal और action के साथ आम है; 'urgent need for' प्रयोग होता है।

  • There is an urgent need for clean drinking water in the village.

urgent + (for sb) + to-infinitive

It is urgent for someone to do something, or urgent to do it.

'It is urgent for someone to do' या 'urgent to do' संरचना चलती है।

  • It is urgent for us to submit the form before Friday.
+Collocations 4

urgent + noun

attentionactionmessagemeetingrequest

  • The patient needs urgent attention.

adverb + urgent

extremelymostincreasinglyequallyhighly

  • The need for clean water is increasingly urgent.

verb + urgent

seembecomefeelsoundprove

  • The situation became urgent after the heavy rain.

urgent + need / appeal

need forappeal forcall fordemand for

  • The government made an urgent appeal for blood donors.
“More examples 5
  • Radhika sent an urgent email to her teacher about the deadline.

राधिका ने अपने शिक्षक को समय-सीमा के बारे में एक आवश्यक ईमेल भेजा।

  • The family received urgent news from the village.

परिवार को गाँव से ज़रूरी समाचार मिला।

  • There is an urgent need to repair the school roof.

स्कूल की छत की मरम्मत की तत्काल आवश्यकता है।

  • His voice was urgent as he asked for help.

मदद माँगते समय उसकी आवाज़ में जल्दी का भाव था।

  • Is it urgent, or can it wait until Monday?

क्या यह ज़रूरी है, या सोमवार तक रुक सकता है?

!Common mistakes 3

✗ It is very urgent matter.

✓ It is a very urgent matter.

A singular countable noun needs an article.

Singular countable noun के साथ article आवश्यक है।

✗ This is an very urgent work.

✓ This is very urgent work.

Work is uncountable, so it takes no a or an.

Work uncountable है, इसलिए इसके साथ a/an नहीं लगता।

✗ Please reply me urgently.

✓ Please reply to me urgently.

Reply takes to before the person.

'Reply' के बाद व्यक्ति से पहले 'to' आता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These adjectives describe things that matter immediately, in different degrees.

ये adjectives उन चीज़ों का वर्णन करते हैं जो तुरंत महत्वपूर्ण हैं, पर मात्रा अलग है।

urgent

Needing action at once.

जिस पर तुरंत कार्रवाई चाहिए।

  • An urgent notice was put on the board.

pressing

Needing to be dealt with soon, often a problem or need.

जिसे जल्द ही निपटाना है, प्रायः कोई समस्या या ज़रूरत।

  • Water shortage is a pressing problem.

critical

Decisive or dangerous; a point where things may go wrong.

निर्णायक या खतरनाक; वह मोड़ जहाँ चीज़ें बिगड़ सकती हैं।

  • The patient is in a critical condition.
◇Word family
urgency nounurgently adv.urge verb, noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

ur·gent

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

A matter of urgency.

Collocation 'a matter of urgency' का अर्थ है ऐसा मामला जिस पर तुरंत ध्यान देना ज़रूरी है। जैसे: The repair is a matter of urgency (यह मरम्मत अत्यंत ज़रूरी है)।