urged

2 definitions • 5 examples

past simple and past participle of

to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing:

[ + to infinitive ] Lawyers will urge the parents to take further legal action.

[ + that ] Investigators urged that safety procedures at the site should be improved.

Police urged continued vigilance in the fight against crime.

The dogs are urged into fighting more fiercely by loud shouts from the crowd.

We will continue to urge for leniency to be shown to these prisoners.