Urgent need definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

If something is urgent, it needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. [...] urgency uncountable noun. urgently ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Share× Credits×    Examplesentences urgentneed TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins.Wewelcomefeedback:youcanselecttheflagagainstasentencetoreportit.Readmore… Politiciansarerighttoaddresstheurgentneedformorehomes,buttheyarewrongtoignoretheprimarydriverofthisneed. Times,SundayTimes Therehasbeenmuchdiscussionoftheurgentneedtoeliminatedrawsineliteeventsatclassicaltimelimits. Times,SundayTimes Manyofthecourtbuildingsareunfittoworkinandareinurgentneedofrepair. Times,SundayTimes Butweshouldn'tletlittlestatisticslikethatdissuadeusfromtheurgentneedtopromotethepotato. Times,SundayTimes Amongthestepswerefast-trackingofpassportrenewalsforpeoplewithan'urgentneedtotravel'. Times,SundayTimes Reportanissue Whyhaveyouflaggedthissentence? Itisnotuseful Itisoffensive Readmoreonhowwegenerateoursentences. Submit Cancel Definitionof 'need' need (niːd )Explore'need'inthedictionary singularnounIfthereisaneedforsomething,thatthingwouldimproveasituationorsomethingcannothappenwithoutit.[...] SeefullentryCOBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Definitionof 'urgent' urgent (ɜːʳdʒənt )Explore'urgent'inthedictionary adjective Ifsomethingisurgent,itneedstobedealtwithassoonaspossible.[...] urgency uncountablenoun urgently adverb[ADVERBwithverb] SeefullentryCOBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers COBUILDCollocations urgentneed  needatransplant needanoverhaul needpermission needproof needreassurance needrepair needskill needstitches needsurgery nutritionalneeds obviatetheneedfor ongoingneed particularneed patientneed perceiveaneed personalneed physicalneed practicalneed pressingneed priorityneed psychologicalneed recognizeaneed reducetheneedfor reinforceaneed respecttheneedsof satisfyaneed serveaneed socialneeds spiritualneeds stressaneed suittheneedsof supplyaneed underscoretheneedfor understandaneed uniqueneeds unmetneed urgentneed urgentlyneed vitalneed Showmore... 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