urge

US /ɚdʒ/

UK /ɜ:dʒ/

A2

noun

  • A strong desire for something
  • Strong pressure on someone to do something

verb

  • To drive something forward
  • To ask or encourage someone to do something

Examples

the primal urge to reproduce

She resisted the urge to kiss him. I suppressed a strong urge to yawn.