Thesaurus: imperative

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1. a. Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders.
2. a. Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order.
3. a. Expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as, the imperative mood.
4. n. The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.
5. adj. requiring attention or action
6. adj. relating to verbs in the imperative mood
7. n. a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
8. n. some duty that is essential and urgent
9. n. a verb in the imperative mood.
10. 1. Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders. The suit of kings are imperative. Bp. Hall. 2. Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order. 3. (Gram.) Expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as, the imperative mood. The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.
11. Expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as,the imperative mood.
12. j:42/n:58 n. some duty that is essential and urgent a. requiring attention or action a. relating to verbs in the imperative mood