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urge someone along to encourage someone to continue or go faster. We urged them along with much encouragement. They won't do well, but we urged them along anyway. See also: along urge someone forward to encourage someone to move forward. The generals urged the troops forward. Sally urged Timmy forward into the classroom. See also: forward urge someone to do something to try to get someone to do something. I urge you to give skiing a try. Ken urged Lily to finish her dinner. urge something (up)on someone to try to get someone to take something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) Arnold urged the new policy on the employees. He urged restraint upon them. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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