urgent Copy link Outline 1. grăvis2. instans, ntis3. praesens, ntis • urgent: 1. grăvis: v. weighty, important. 2. instans, ntis: u. argument, i. argumentatio, Quint. 11, 3, med.: Tac. 3. praesens, ntis: an u. matter, p. res, Liv. 2, 36: u. danger, p. periculum, Cic.: v. pressing. Phr.: most u. prayers, curatissimae preces, Tac. Ann. 1, 13: whose need was most u., quibus summa necessitudo, Sall. Cat. 17: to ply with u. entreaty, multa prece prosequi, Hor. Od. 4, 5, 33.