うながす
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to urge; to encourage; to press; to prompt; to draw (attention to)
And then, I was urged to proceed straight ahead.
2. to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken; to accelerate; to promote
This medicine speeds up the healing of wounds.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to call a person's attention (to)
to urge (someone) to reflect sincerely
Examples (13 in total)
It was a speech urging the nation to wake up.
This medicine speeds up the healing of wounds.
Urged on by a smile, I headed toward the entrance.