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Meaning of urge | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

ɜːd͡ʒ

Definitions

A strong desire to do something.

Equivalents

العربية الحافز حث

Български настоявам порив убеждавам

Bosanski нагон

Cymraeg annog

Deutsch anspornen Bedürfnis Drang drängen Mähnen provozieren treiben Trieb

Ελληνικά ορμή παρόρμηση παροτρύνω

Esperanto instigi urĝi

Español aguijar aguijonear ahincar alentar apremiar apresurar arrear deseo empujar espolear gana ganas impeler ímpetu impulsar impulsión impulso incitar instar jalear presionar provocar urgir

Suomi ajaa halu hinku kehottaa painostaa raivostuttaa vietti

Français envie inciter insister pousser Provoquer pulsion urge

Gaeilge brostaigh

Gàidhlig coitich

Galego gana

עברית דַּחַף

हिन्दी तलब प्रेरणा

Hrvatski нагон

Magyar hajt inger kényszer késztetés ösztökél ösztönöz sürget szorgalmaz unszol vágy

Bahasa Indonesia pusa

Italiano esortare fare pressione incoraggiare insistere invitare pressare provocare pulsione urge

日本語しょうどうせきたてる催催促する急き立てる督衝動迫願望

Kurdî arzû Gana halû

Latina efflāgitō hortor

Македонски нагон

Nederlands aandrang aandrift aandringen aansporen aanzetten drang duwen provoceren

Polski ciągota

Português ânsia apressar comichão impelir insistir provocar urge urgir

Română nevoie

Русский желание побужда́ть побужде́ние подгонять подстегивать подстрека́ть подталкивать провоцировать советовать толчо́к убеждать

Српски нагон

Svenska drift

Kiswahili hanjamu

తెలుగు వాదించు

Türkçe arzu dürtü istek ittirmek

Українська політ порив

Tiếng Việt giục ham muốn hỏi thức

Examples

“After seeing the advert for a soft drink, I had a sudden urge to buy a bottle.”

“sexual urges”

“repress your urges”

“satisfy your urges”

“Unless I’m wrong / I but obey / The urge of a song: / I’m—bound—away!”

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