adj
urgent
UR-juhnt
adj
1
Needing immediate attention or action.
"This is an urgent matter — please call me back today."
"The patient was rushed in for urgent surgery."
How to Use Urgent
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething that can't wait and needs to be dealt with right away.
Common pairings
urgent matter
urgent care
an urgent need
Word Forms
more urgent comparative, most urgent superlative
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Etymology
From Latin urgēns, "pressing," from urgēre, "to press" — related to English "urge" and, more distantly, "wring" and "wreck."