Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an urgent manner; with pressing importunity; insistently; pressingly; vehemently; forcibly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an urgent manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb With great
haste , with a sense ofurgency , because it is veryimportant . - adverb
Continuously . Withinsistence .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with great urgency
Etymologies
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Examples
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And we†™ re looking for a new title urgently before the working title sticks. â€
The Times of India 2010
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Remember the word urgently whispered into Dustin Hoffman’s ear in the 1967 movie The Graduate—the secret that would lead him on to great fortune?
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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Remember the word urgently whispered into Dustin Hoffman’s ear in the 1967 movie The Graduate—the secret that would lead him on to great fortune?
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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-Mr. Saif al-Islam has been called urgently to Geneva.
Michael Bronner: Civil War (Hold the Mustard...) Michael Bronner 2011
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-Mr. Saif al-Islam has been called urgently to Geneva.
Michael Bronner: Civil War (Hold the Mustard...) Michael Bronner 2011
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We believe what this country needs most urgently is a dollar worth its weight in gold.
Other Comments Steve Forbes 2010
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We believe what this country needs most urgently is a dollar worth its weight in gold.
Other Comments Steve Forbes 2010
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Someone called urgently to her, and with a quick nod of apology to me, she walked off.
Artichoke Christian Bell 2010
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“Quit 2–5, Huntress!” he calls urgently to Langley flight leader Dean Eckmann, using his call sign.
Touching History Lynn Spencer 2008
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“Quit 2–5, Huntress!” he calls urgently to Langley flight leader Dean Eckmann, using his call sign.
Touching History Lynn Spencer 2008
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