apremiar
apremiar(
ah
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preh
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myahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to urge
Alicia apremió a Diana para que dejara esa relación dañina.Alicia urged Diana to get out of that unhealthy relationship.
b. to hurry
Por más que la mamá apremió a los niños, no pudieron salir a tiempo.As much as the mom hurried her kids, they weren't able to leave on time.
c. to hurry along
Mike, apremia a tu hermana porque ya vamos tarde al colegio.Mike, hurry your sister along because we're already late for school.
d. to press
Nuestro jefe nos apremió a entregar nuestra nueva propuesta antes del fin del día.Our boss pressed us to submit our new proposal before the end of the day.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to be urgent
Tu decisión apremia porque hay otro comprador haciendo una oferta.Your decision is urgent because there's another buyer making an offer.
b. to be pressing
El tiempo apremia, y estamos muy retrasados.Time is pressing, and we're way behind schedule.
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