urgent

«urgent» in Mova's judaism dictionary: very important and needing to be done or dealt with… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (urgent, more urgent, most urgent)

meaning for a pupil

1) Urgent means very important and needing to be done or dealt with straight away. tree →

2) An urgent voice or look shows that someone needs something quickly. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Exodus, "urgent" describes the taskmasters pressing the slaves, and the Egyptians pressing Israel to leave quickly. Interpretation: The Egyptians' urgency is why the Israelites left in haste and had no time for bread to rise. This is why matzah is eaten at Passover. In the primary lessons: In safety lessons, children learn which situations are urgent emergencies (fire, someone not breathing, a serious injury) and need a 999, 911, 000 or 111 call, and which are not urgent. In everyday life, an urgent message or letter must be read at once. In hospitals, «urgent care» treats problems that need quick help. Phrases: «urgent help», «urgent message», «it's urgent».

examples

• And the taskmasters were urgent, saying: 'Fulfil your work, your daily task, as when there was straw.' (Torah EXO.5.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, to send them out of the land in haste; for they said: 'We are all dead men.' (Torah EXO.12.33, JPS 1917) tree →
• This is urgent; please call me back. tree →
• The injured man needed urgent help. tree →
• She spoke in an urgent whisper. tree →
• If someone stops breathing, it is urgent, so call an ambulance. tree →
• The teacher had an urgent message for the head. tree →
• Fixing the leaking pipe is urgent. tree →
• It isn't urgent, so it can wait until tomorrow. tree →
• Mark the email «urgent». tree →
• "But as your business is so urgent, I will try to carry you across. tree →

note

Adjective; noun: urgency; adverb: urgently. Emergency numbers: 999 in the UK and Ireland (112 also works), 911 in the USA and Canada, 000 in Australia, 111 in New Zealand. Online, messages that say «urgent» and ask for money or passwords are often scams.

In the corpora

• And the taskmasters were urgent, saying: 'Fulfil your work, your daily task, as when there was straw.'
• Hard times are also when scammers strike, with messages that look urgent and real.
• Non-urgent appointments can be weeks away because doctors have more patients than time; urgent problems are seen sooner.
• The news mostly reports the worst and most urgent events, because that is what feels important to report.
• Swallowing two or more small magnets can tear holes in the gut and needs urgent help.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «urgent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.