surge

C1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /sɝd͡ʒ/ UK /sɜːd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

Freq #11030

Meanings

1

noun
A sudden large increase in something.

There was a surge in online sales over the holidays.
2

noun
A sudden strong feeling.

He felt a surge of excitement as the plane took off.
3

verb
To increase suddenly and strongly, or to move forward in a powerful rush.

The crowd surged towards the stage.
4

noun
A sudden rise in electrical power.

A power surge damaged several computers.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a sudden large increase in... upsurgetorrent

3 verb · to increase suddenly and... heave

More inrush

Word family

Forms surgedsurgessurging

Derived forms countersurgesurgeless

Related forms sourcesurgation

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surge suppressor
an electrical device that protects equipment against sudden power surges

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Surge entered English in the late Middle English period, originally meaning “fountain” or “stream,” and comes ultimately from Latin surgere, “to rise.” By the mid-16th century it was being used for a high rolling swell of the sea.

Etymology

The verb is from Middle English ^((please verify)) surgen, possibly from Middle French sourgir, from Old French surgir (“to rise, ride near the shore, arrive, land”), from Old Catalan surgir, from Latin surgō, contraction of surrigō, subrigō (“lift up, raise, erect; intransitive rise, arise, get up, spring up, grow, etc.”, transitive verb), from sub (“from below; up”) + regō (“to stretch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti (“to straighten; right”), from the root *h₃reǵ-; see regent. Doublet of source and sourd. The noun is from the verb.

*h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European ^((please verify)) surgen Middle English sourgir Middle French surgir Old French surgō Latin *h₃réǵeti Proto-Indo-European

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# surge

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /sɝd͡ʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /sɜːd͡ʒ/
**Frequency rank:** 11030

## Meanings
1. A sudden large increase in something.
2. A sudden strong feeling.
3. To increase suddenly and strongly, or to move forward in a powerful rush.
4. A sudden rise in electrical power.

## Examples
- There was a surge in online sales over the holidays.
- He felt a surge of excitement as the plane took off.
- The crowd surged towards the stage.
- A power surge damaged several computers.

## Synonyms
- inrush

## Derived Forms
- countersurge
- surgeless

## Related Forms
- source
- surgation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₃reǵ-
- Root: ^((please verify)) surgen
- Root: sourgir
- Root: surgir
- Root: surgō
- Root: *h₃réǵeti

## Etymology
The verb is from Middle English ^((please verify)) surgen, possibly from Middle French sourgir, from Old French surgir (“to rise, ride near the shore, arrive, land”), from Old Catalan surgir, from Latin surgō, contraction of surrigō, subrigō (“lift up, raise, erect; intransitive rise, arise, get up, spring up, grow, etc.”, transitive verb), from sub (“from below; up”) + regō (“to stretch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti (“to straighten; right”), from the root *h₃reǵ-; see regent. Doublet of source and sourd. The noun is from the verb.

## AI Etymology
Surge The verb is from Middle English surgen, possibly from Middle French sourgir, from Old French surgir (“to rise, ride near the shore, arrive, land”), from Old Catalan surgir, from Latin surgō, contraction of surrigō, subrigō (“lift up, raise, erect; intransitive rise, arise, get up, spring up, grow, etc.”, transitive verb), from sub (“from below; up”) + regō (“to stretch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti (“to straighten; right”), from the root *h₃reǵ-; see regent. Doublet of source and sourd. The noun is from the verb.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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