imperative

im·per·a·tive  (m-pr-tv)

adj.

1. Expressing a command or plea; peremptory: requests that grew more and more imperative.

2. Having the power or authority to command or control.

3. Grammar Of, relating to, or constituting the mood that expresses a command or request.

4. Impossible to deter or evade; pressing: imperative needs. See Synonyms at urgent.

n.

1.

a. A command; an order.

b. An obligation; a duty: social imperatives.

2. A rule, principle, or instinct that compels a certain behavior: a people driven to aggression by territorial imperatives.

3. Grammar

a. The imperative mood.

b. A verb form of the imperative mood.

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[Middle English imperatif, relating to the imperative mood, from Old French, from Late Latin impertvus, from Latin impertus, past participle of imperre, to command; see emperor.]

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im·pera·tive·ly adv.

im·pera·tive·ness n.

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imperative

Adjective

1. extremely urgent; essential

2. commanding or authoritative: an imperative tone of voice

3. Grammar denoting a mood of verbs used in commands

Noun

Grammar the imperative mood [Latin imperare to command]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	imperative - a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior imperative form, imperative mood, jussive mood modality, mood, mode - verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
	2.	imperative - some duty that is essential and urgent duty, obligation, responsibility - the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
Adj.	1.	imperative - requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative" assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive - aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act" beseeching, imploring, pleading - begging
	2.	imperative - relating to verbs in the imperative mood grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

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imperative

adjective urgent, essential, pressing, vital, crucial, compulsory, indispensable, obligatory, exigent << OPPOSITE unnecessary

Translations

imperative [ɪmˈpɛrətɪv] adj [tone] → imperioso (= necessary); imprescindible

n (LING) → imperativo

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imperative [ɪmˈpɛrətɪv] adj → nécessaire [+ need]; urgent(e) → pressant(e); [tone] → impérieux/euse

n (Ling) → impératif m

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imperative [ɪmˈpɛrətɪv] adj → dringend;

(tone) → Befehls-

n (Ling) → Imperativ m, Befehlsform f

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imperative [ɪmˈpɛrətɪv] adj → imperativo/a; necessario/a, urgente; [voice] → imperioso/a

n (LING) → imperativo

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imperative

n / adj imperative [imˈperətiv]

1 used of verbs that are expressing a command In the sentence `Come here!', `come' is an imperative (verb). bevel, imperatief صيغَة الأمْر повелителен rozkazovací způsob bydemåde der Imperativ προστακτικός (γραμμ.) imperativo imperatiiv, käsk- امری imperatiivi impératif צִיווּי आदेश सूचक imperative felszólító (módú) imperatif boðháttur imperativo 命令形 (の) 명령형(의 동사); 명령형의 liepiamoji nuosaka pavēles- kata perintah gebiedende wijs (tryb) rozkazujący imperativo imperativ повелительный (глагол) rozkazovací spôsob imperativ imperativ; imperativisk ที่เป็นคำสั่ง emir kipi 祈使語气動詞 наказовий صیغئہ امر میں ادھر آؤ có tính chất mệnh lệnh 祈使语气动词

2 absolutely necessary It is imperative that we take immediate action to reduce pollution. noodsaaklik ضَروري بصورة مُطْلَقَه، حَتْمي задължителен naléhavý požadavek absolut nødvendigt das Muss, ein Imperativ επιτακτικός imperativo hädavajalik ضرورت impératif, urgent חִיוּנִי अनिवार्य nužnost sürgető, rendkívül fontos mutlak diperlukan necessario 絶対にしなければならない būtina kategorisks, absolūti nepieciešams sangat mustahak noodzakelijk tvingende nødvendig koniecznie настоятельный naliehavý, nevyhnutný nujno obavezan absolut nödvändig จำเป็น zorunlu, şart 必要的 категоричний, настійний بہت ضروری cấp bách 必要的

n

In `Sit down!' the verb is in the imperative. imperatief صيغة فِعْل الأمْر заповед rozkazovací způsob imperativ; bydemåde das Imperativ προστακτική (γραμμ.) imperativo käskiv kõneviis وجه امری impératif צִיווּי आदेश, नियोग zapovjedni način felszólító mód imperatif imperativo 命令法 liepiamoji nuosaka imperatīvs, pavēles izteiksme kata perintah gebiedende wijs tryb rozkazujący императив rozkazovací spôsob velelnik imperativ imperativ การสั่ง zorunlu şart 祈使語气 наказовий спосіб, імператив فعل امر mệnh lệnh 祈使语气