IMPERATIVE
\ɪmpˈɛɹətˌɪv], \ɪmpˈɛɹətˌɪv], \ɪ_m_p_ˈɛ_ɹ_ə_t_ˌɪ_v]\
Definitions of IMPERATIVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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some duty that is essential and urgent
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a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
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requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative"
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relating to verbs in the imperative mood
By Princeton University
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some duty that is essential and urgent
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a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
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requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders.
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Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order.
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Expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as, the imperative mood.
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The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.
By Oddity Software
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Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders.
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Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order.
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Expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as, the imperative mood.
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The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Imperatively.
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Expressive of command: authoritative: obligatory.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By Thomas Sheridan