IMPERATIVE

imperative

Noun

  1. The grammatical mood expressing an order (see jussive). In English, the imperative form of a verb is the same as that of the bare infinitive.
    The verbs in sentences like "Do it!" and "Say what you like!" are in the imperative.
  2. A verb in imperative mood.
  3. An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.
    Visiting Berlin is an imperative.

Adjective

  1. essential
    It is imperative that you come here right now.
  2. Having a semantics that incorporates mutable variables.
  3. of, or relating to the imperative mood
  4. Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive.
    imperative orders


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