1. Adjective
Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders.
2. Adjective
Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order.
3. Adjective
Expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as, the imperative mood.
4. Noun
The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.
5. Noun
some duty that is essential and urgent
Vocabulary classified under Law
6. Noun
a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
Vocabulary classified under Spelling and grammar
7. Noun
a verb in the imperative mood.
Vocabulary classified under Spelling and grammar
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