urgent

The word “urgent” means needing immediate attention or action. In plain terms, something that can't wait and needs to be dealt with right away.

“Urgent” is pronounced UR-juhnt (/ˈɝ.d͡ʒənt/ in IPA).

Here is “urgent” used in a sentence: “This is an urgent matter — please call me back today.”

Words with a similar meaning to “urgent” include acute, bad, clamant, crying, sore and dire.

The opposite of “urgent” — its antonyms — are evergreen, nonurgent and unurgent.

“Urgent” is an adjective.

The word “urgent” comes from Latin. From Latin urgēns, "pressing," from urgēre, "to press" — related to English "urge" and, more distantly, "wring" and "wreck.".

“Urgent” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

"Urgent" means something needs immediate attention or action, so it is about timing. "Important" means something matters or carries significant consequences, regardless of when it must be done. A task can be urgent but not important, or important but not urgent.

Both describe something that demands prompt attention, and they are often interchangeable. "Urgent" is the stronger, more common word and can imply an emergency. "Pressing" suggests something insistent and hard to postpone, but is often slightly less forceful.

"Urgent" is an adjective meaning needing immediate attention or action. "Emergency" is usually a noun naming a serious, unexpected situation that requires an immediate response. An urgent matter is pressing, while an emergency is the critical event itself.