urge
/ɜrdʒ/
verb
- To strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do something.
- My friends urged me to apply for the scholarship.
- The doctor urged him to quit smoking for his health.
- The teacher urged her students to study for the final exam.
- To push or force something forward or onward.
- The wind urged the sailboat across the lake.
- She urged the car up the steep hill by pressing the gas pedal.
- The rider urged the horse to jump over the fence.
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