| Pronunciation: | | im'perutiv
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| Matching Terms: | | imperatival, imperative language, imperative mood, imperatively, imperativeness
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- [n] some duty that is essential and urgent
- [n] a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
- [adj] requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative"
- [adj] (grammar) relating to verbs in the imperative mood
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| | Synonyms: | | adjuratory, clamant, commanding, crying, desperate, exigent, imperative mood, insistent, instant, jussive mood, peremptory, pressing, urgent |
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| | Antonyms: | | beseeching |
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| | See Also: | | assertive, duty, modality, mode, mood, obligation, responsibility |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Im*per"a*tive\, a. [L. imperativus, fr. imperare to
command; pref. im- in + parare to make ready, prepare: cf. F.
imp['e]ratif. See {Perade}, and cf. {Empire}.]
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.
\Im*per"a*tive\, n. (Gram.)
The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.
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