urge on

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Definition

Verb: 1. To strongly encourage or pressure someone to do something: To try to persuade or push someone to take a specific action or continue an effort. 2. To cheer or shout encouragement to someone, especially in a competitive context: To vocally support and motivate someone, such as an athlete or a team, to perform better.

Usage
  • This phrasal verb is transitive and requires an object (the person or group being encouraged). It is often used in contexts of motivation, persuasion, or competition.
  • The structure is typically "urge [someone] on".
Examples
  • Verb:
    • The coach urged the players on even when they were losing.
    • She urged him on to apply for the promotion, believing in his abilities.
    • The fans' loud chanting urged the team on to a last-minute victory.
Advanced Usage
  • "to urge someone on to something": To encourage someone toward a specific goal or outcome.
    • His early success urged him on to greater ambitions.
Variants and Related Words
  • Urge (verb): To strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do something.
    • I urge you to reconsider your decision.
  • Urging (noun): The act of strongly encouraging.
    • Despite my urging, he refused to see a doctor.
Synonyms
  • Encourage: To give support, confidence, or hope to someone.
  • Exhort: To strongly encourage or urge someone to do something.
  • Spur: To stimulate or encourage someone to act.
  • Egg on: (Informal) To encourage someone to do something, often something unwise.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Cheer on: To shout encouragement to a person or team in a competition.
    • We went to the stadium to cheer on our national team.
  • Root for: To show support for and hope for the success of a person or team.
    • Everyone in the town was rooting for the local hero.
Related Idioms
  • "To give someone a push": To encourage someone to do something they are hesitant about.
    • Sometimes you just need someone to give you a push to try new things.
Verb
  1. force or impel in an indicated direction
    • I urged him to finish his studies
  2. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
    • The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers

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