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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Imperative \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Imperative \Im*per"a*tive\, n. (Gram.) The imperative mood; also a verb in the imperative mood. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: imperative adj 1: requiring attention or action "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative" [ant: {beseeching}] 2: (grammar) relating to verbs in the imperative mood n 1: a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior [syn: {imperative mood}, {jussive mood}] 2: some duty that is essential and urgent
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