The meaning of Urgency

verb

Ask someone earnestly or humbly for something.

Usage examples:

He begged his fellow passengers for help

Present participle of beg

noun

A loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting.

Usage examples:

The questions rose to a clamour

verb

(of a group of people) shout loudly and insistently.

Usage examples:

The surging crowds clamoured for attention

verb

To make a loud complaint or demand

Usage examples:

The children were all clamouring for attention., [ + to infinitive ] she clamours to go home as soo…

noun

The quality of being determined; firmness of purpose.

Usage examples:

Those who succeed because of sheer grit and determination

noun

The ability to continue trying to do something, even if it is difficult

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] she has a lot of determination to succeed.

noun

The ability to continue trying to do something, although it is very difficult

Usage examples:

I admired his drive and determination - he never gave up., determination to do sth she had great de…

noun

Great determination to do something, even if it is very difficult

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The team's doggedness was rewarded with a last-minute goal., his philosophy was stubbornness, refus…

noun

Sincere and intense conviction.

Usage examples:

He tells his story with intense earnestness

noun

An urgent need or demand.

Usage examples:

Women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it

noun

The difficulties of a situation, especially one that causes urgent demands

Usage examples:

The exigencies of war, economic exigency obliged the government to act.

noun

The furthest point or limit of something.

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The peninsula's western extremity

noun

The furthest point, especially from the centre

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The wood lies on the southern extremity of the estate., in such a situation, your heart pumps faste…

noun

The force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.

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Certainly, every type of matter we have ever encountered feels the attractive force of gravity.

noun

The force that makes objects fall toward the earth, or toward some other large object such as a planet or a star

noun

Excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry.

Usage examples:

Working with feverish haste

verb

Archaic term for hasten.

verb

Move or act with great haste.

Usage examples:

We'd better hurry

noun

Great haste.

Usage examples:

In my hurry to leave i knocked over a pile of books

verb

To move or act quickly, or to cause someone to move or act quickly

Usage examples:

[ i ] we have to hurry if we’re going to make it there in time., [ t ] i hurried the kids through t…

noun

The state or fact of being of great significance or value.

Usage examples:

The importance of a good education

noun

The quality of being important

Usage examples:

Some managers acknowledge the importance of balancing work and family, and believe it necessary to …

noun

The quality of being importunate; = "importunity".

noun

The fact or quality of insisting that something is the case or should be done.

Usage examples:

Alison's insistence on doing the washing-up straight after the meal

noun

The act of stating or demanding something forcefully

Usage examples:

At his insistence, i continued living with my mother., her insistence that he bring her took him by…

noun

The quality of being important because of effects on future events

Usage examples:

I did not realize the momentousness of the occasion., he emphasises the momentousness of next week'…

noun

The state or fact of being required.

Usage examples:

The necessity of providing parental guidance

noun

The need for something, or something that is needed

Usage examples:

[ u ] don’t you understand the necessity of eating a balanced diet?, [ u ] she was forced to take t…

noun

The quality or condition of being obstinate; stubbornness.

Usage examples:

His reputation for obstinacy

noun

The quality of being unreasonably determined, especially to act in a particular way and not to change at all, despite what anyone else says

Usage examples:

I stayed until the end out of sheer obstinacy., the obstinacy of the human spirit

noun

The fact of continuing in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

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Cardiff's persistence was rewarded with a try

noun

The quality of being persistent, or the act of persisting

Usage examples:

A problem with using pesticides is the persistence of chemicals in the soil., his persistence paid …

noun

The action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone.

Usage examples:

He ignored her pleading

adjective

Making an emotional appeal.

Usage examples:

He gave her a pleading look

verb

Make an emotional appeal.

Usage examples:

She pleaded with them not to gag the boy

noun

A firm decision to do or not to do something.

Usage examples:

She kept her resolution not to see anne any more

noun

The act of solving a problem or finding a way to improve a difficult situation

Usage examples:

[ c ] negotiators are working tirelessly for a swift resolution of this crisis., the chairing offic…

noun

A formal statement on which people in an organization vote, or the decision taken as a result of this vote

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Approve/adopt a resolution shareholders were asked to approve a resolution to create a special voti…

noun

The quality or state of being serious.

Usage examples:

We are aware of the seriousness of the situation

noun

The quality or state of being serious or severe in effect

Usage examples:

I don’t think he has any idea of the seriousness of the situation.

noun

The quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip.

Usage examples:

The sheer tenacity of the limpet

noun

A body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing.

Usage examples:

He was at least fifteen stone in weight

verb

Hold (something) down by placing a heavy object on top of it.

Usage examples:

A mug half filled with coffee weighted down a stack of papers