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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:16 pm Post subject: once again about urge |
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1.He urged going to the house.
2.He urged to go to the house.
3.He hurried to go to the house.
4.He hurried going to the house. |
1.Do they make sense?
2.Are they the same meaning?
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Bob S.
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Location: So. Cal
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| Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject: Re: once again about urge |
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| Chan-Seung Lee wrote: |
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1.He urged going to the house.
2.He urged to go to the house.
3.He hurried to go to the house.
4.He hurried going to the house. |
1.Do they make sense? |
Yes.
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| 2.Are they the same meaning? |
Yes and no.
One definition of urge is to do something with energy and swiftness, i.e. hurry. But it is rarely used in that sense. The more commonly used and recognized definition of urge is to encourage or try to persuade someone to do something. In that sense, it is a different definition, so the sentences mean different ideas.
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