surge
🇺🇸
/sɜːrdʒ/
🇬🇧
/sɜːdʒ/
noun
C1
A sudden strong feeling
She felt a surge of anger when she heard the news.
C1
A sudden large increase in amount or number
The store saw a surge in customers during the sale.
C1
A sudden strong forward or upward movement
A surge of people rushed through the doors when they opened.
C1
A sudden increase in electrical power flow
The power surge damaged many electronic devices in the building.
intransitive verb
C1
To move quickly and forcefully in one direction
Water began to surge through the broken dam.
C1
To fill someone with a strong feeling
Hope began to surge in her heart as she heard the good news.
C1
To suddenly increase in value or amount
Stock prices surged after the positive earnings report.
R
To increase suddenly
The river began to surge after the heavy rains.
translation
A sudden strong feeling; A sudden large increase in amount or number; A sudden strong forward or upward movement; A sudden increase in electrical power flow
To move quickly and forcefully in one direction; To fill someone with a strong feeling; To suddenly increase in value or amount; To increase suddenly
Word Forms
3rd Present
surges
Progressive
surging
Past
surged
Plural
surges
Perfect
surged