urge, v.
(urged, urges, urging)
freq. cnt. 48
(urged, urges, urging)
freq. cnt. 48
force or impel in an indicated direction
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 43 freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 7
exhort press urge urge on
sample sentences
"I urged him to finish his studies"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVESam cannot %s Sue
They %s him to write the letter
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVESam cannot %s Sue
They %s him to write the letter
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVESam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVESam cannot %s Sue
They %s him to write the letter
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
push for something
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 70 freq. cnt.: 50 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9
advocate recommend urge
sample sentences
"The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
barrack cheer exhort inspire pep up root on urge urge on
sample sentences
"The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyThey %s him to write the letter
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyThey %s him to write the letter
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyThey %s him to write the letter
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form