- 1. a. Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders. Source: opted
- 2. a. Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order. Source: opted
- 3. a. Expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as, the imperative mood. Source: opted
- 4. n. The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood. Source: opted
- 5. adj. requiring attention or action Source: wordnet
- 6. adj. relating to verbs in the imperative mood Source: wordnet
- 7. n. a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior Source: wordnet
- 8. n. some duty that is essential and urgent Source: wordnet
- 9. n. a verb in the imperative mood. Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 11. Expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as,the imperative mood. Source: adambom
- 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 Source: ecdict
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