urge
B2Frequent NGSL-2UK /ɜːdʒ/US /ɜːrdʒ/
Meaning
verb
to advise or try hard to persuade somebody to do something
“urge somebody to do something, If you ever get the chance to visit this place, I strongly urge you to do so.”
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“We have learned to love ourselves, so now I urge you to speak yourself.”
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“But my time at Babson taught me to embrace change rather than run from it, and I urge all of you to do the same.”
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