urgent attention

  • 1attention — noun 1 act of watching/listening/showing interest ADJECTIVE ▪ full, rapt, undivided ▪ They listened with rapt attention. ▪ careful, close, meticulous …

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  • 2Urgent — Ur gent, a. [L. urgens, p. pr. of urgere: cf. F. urgent. See {Urge}.] Urging; pressing; besetting; plying, with importunity; calling for immediate attention; instantly important. The urgent hour. Shak. [1913 Webster] Some urgent cause to ordain… …

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  • 3urgent — [adj] needing immediate attention burning*, called for, capital, chief, clamant, clamorous, compelling, critical, crucial, crying*, demanded, demanding, driving, essential, exigent, foremost, heavy*, hurry up, immediate, impelling, imperative,… …

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  • 4urgent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) requiring immediate action or attention. 2) earnest and insistent. DERIVATIVES urgency noun urgently adverb …

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  • 5Urgent (Canadian band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Urgent Img capt = Img size = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Toronto, Ontario, Canada Genre = Heavy metal Hard rock AOR Years active = 1982 1984? Label = Epic Records Long Island Records Associated acts …

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  • 6attention — at|ten|tion W1S1 [əˈtenʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(listen/look/think carefully)¦ 2¦(interest)¦ 3¦(notice)¦ 4¦(repair/cleaning)¦ 5¦(care)¦ 6 stand to/at attention 7 attention! 8 for the attention of somebody ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; …

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  • 7urgent — urgently, adv. /err jeuhnt/, adj. 1. compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing: an urgent matter. 2. insistent or earnest in solicitation; importunate, as a person: an urgent pleader. 3. expressed with insistence …

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  • 8urgent — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ▪ Can you come to the phone it sounds urgent. ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely …

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  • 9urgent — ur|gent S3 [ˈə:dʒənt US ˈə:r ] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: Latin, present participle of urgere; URGE1] 1.) very important and needing to be dealt with immediately ▪ He was in urgent need of medical attention. ▪ The report called… …

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  • 10urgent — adjective 1 very important and needing to be dealt with immediately: an urgent message | be in urgent need of: in urgent need of medical attention 2 formal done or said in a way that shows that you want something to be dealt with immediately: an… …

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