urgently

Thân thiện

The doctor urgently called for more medical supplies.

Definition

Adverb 1. In a manner requiring immediate action or attention; in a pressing or critical way. This describes something that must be done without delay because it is very important or serious. 2. In an earnest and persistent manner; with insistence. This describes doing or asking for something with strong, continuous effort.

Usage

The adverb "urgently" is used to modify a verb, indicating that the action is performed with a sense of immediate necessity or strong insistence. It often appears before the main verb or at the end of a clause.

Examples

• The doctor said the patient urgently requires surgery. (Modifying the verb 'requires')
• Aid is needed urgently in the disaster zone. (At the end of the clause)
• She looked at him urgently, pleading for an answer. (Modifying the verb 'looked')
• "We must speak," he whispered urgently. (At the end of the clause)

Advanced Usage

• "to be urgently sought": To be needed or looked for with great immediacy.
  • Witnesses to the accident are urgently sought by the police.
• "to urge urgently": To strongly and persistently advise or recommend a course of action. (Note: This uses the verb 'urge' modified by 'urgently').
  • The committee urged urgently for a change in policy.

Variants and Related Words

• Urgent (adjective): Requiring immediate action or attention.
  • An urgent message.
• Urgency (noun): The state of requiring immediate action; pressing importance.
  • The urgency of the situation.

Synonyms

• Imperatively: In a vitally important manner.
• Desperately: In a way showing despair or extreme need. (Often used interchangeably with 'urgently' for emphasis, as in the reference context: "").
• Pressingly: In a demanding or insistent way.
• Earnestly: With sincere and intense conviction.

Antonyms

• Leisurely: In a relaxed, unhurried manner.
• Casually: In a way that is not regular or planned; without great care or concern.

Related Phrases

• Of urgent necessity: Something that is absolutely and immediately required.
  • Funding for the project is of urgent necessity.
• Matter of urgency: An issue or task that requires prompt action.
  • Repairing the bridge is a matter of urgency.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. with great urgency
   • health care reform is needed urgently
   • the soil desperately needed potash

Từ đồng nghĩa

• desperately