different between emergency vs urgently

English

Alternative forms

• emergence (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin emergentia, from Latin emergens, present participle of emergo, equivalent to emergent +? -cy or emerge +? -ency.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??m?.d??n.si/
• Hyphenation: e?mer?gen?cy
• Rhymes: -??(?)d??nsi

Noun

emergency (plural emergencies)

1. A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.

   Cardiac arrest is an emergency and if you find someone in cardiac arrest you should call 999 immediately.

2. The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.
3. An individual brought in at short notice to replace a member of staff, a player in a sporting team, etc.
   • November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk

     Van Gaal responded by replacing Adnan Januzaj with Carrick and, in fairness, the emergency centre-half did exceedingly well given that he has not played since May.

4. (archaic) The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence.

Synonyms

• (hospital department): ER, casualty, emerg

Related terms

• emerge
• emergence

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Derived terms

See also

• fire department
• police

English

Etymology

urgent +? -ly

Adverb

urgently (comparative more urgently, superlative most urgently)

1. With great haste, with a sense of urgency, because it is very important.

   We all urgently need to apply solutions to the problem of pollution.

   Funds are urgently required if this work is to be completed as planned.

2. Continuously. With insistence.

   He pleaded urgently for release from what he considered to be an unjust imprisonment.

Synonyms

• (great haste): imperatively, pressingly
• (continuously): persistently, persuasively

Antonyms

• apathetically
• half-heartedly

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