urgent
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French urgent (“pressing, impelling”), from Latin urgēns, from urgēre (“to press”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɜːdʒənt/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɚdʒənt/
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Adjective
Related terms
Translations
requiring immediate attention
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin urgens, present participle of urgeō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /yʁ.ʒɑ̃/
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Derived terms
- urgentiste
- urgentologie
- urgentologue
- urgentologiste
See also
Further reading
- “urgent” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
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