urgent

/ˈɜːdʒənt/ adjective

Translation

› very important and needing you to take action immediately

âcil, ivedi

an urgent message The refugees were in urgent need of food and water.1770

urgently adverb ›

acil bir şekilde

I need to speak to you urgently.

(Definition of urgent adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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