urgent
/ˈəːdʒ(ə)nt/
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American sound/ˈəːdʒ(ə)nt/
urgent
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ur - gent -> urgent
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
၁။ အဆောတလျင်။ အရေးတကြီး။ an urgent message/ case/ appeal for food aid ❍ It is most urgent that I see you today. ❍ My car is in urgent need of repair.
၂။ အရေးတကြီး။ အလောတကြီး။ speak in an urgent whisper.
❏ urgency /-dʒǝnsi / n [U]
အရေးတကြီး။ အလော သုံးဆယ်။ a matter of the greatest urgency ❍ There was a note of urgency in her voice.
❏ urgently adv
အရေးတကြီး။ အဆောတလျင်။ Medical supplies are urgently needed. ❍ He said he wanted to see me urgently.
More examples
- He had some urgent business to attend to.
- The problem is becoming increasingly urgent.
- [in urgent need of something] : The refugees are in urgent need of food.
- [urgent message/appeal/call] : His newspaper published an urgent appeal to stop the killing.
- Urgent aid to flood victims
- An urgent review of safety procedures
- Jean spoke, her voice low and urgent.
- New facilities are urgently needed.
- A man was waving urgently from a first-floor window.
Synonyms
urgent, vital, pressing, imperative, burning, critical, beseeching, called-for, capital, chief, clamant, clamorous, compelling, crucial, crying, demanded, demanding, driving, earnest, essential, exigent, foremost, heavy, hurry-up, immediate, impelling, important, importunate, indispensable, insistent, instant, leading, life and death, momentous, necessary, paramount, persuasive, pleading, primary, principal, required, salient, serious, top-priority, touch and go, touchy, wanted, weighty
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