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Verb urge has 3 senses
- urge, urge on, press, exhort - force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"
--1 is one way to advise, counsel
Sample sentences:
Sam cannot urge Sue
They urge him to write the letter
- recommend, urge, advocate - push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
--2 is one way to propose, suggest, advise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up - urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
--3 is one way to encourage
Sample sentence:
They urge him to write the letter
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