urgent
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 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
- 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
- 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.
- Phone calls are best made between about 9 in the morning and 8 in the evening, unless it is urgent.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «urgent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.