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   imperative

   /ɪmˈpɛrətɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. of vital importance; crucial: "immediate action was imperative" Similar vitally importantof vital importanceall-importantvitalcrucialcriticalessentialof the essencea matter of life and deathof great consequencenecessaryindispensableexigentpressingurgentrequiredcompulsorymandatoryobligatoryOpposite unimportantoptional
   • 2. giving an authoritative command; peremptory: "the bell pealed again, a final imperative call" Similar peremptorycommandingimperiousauthoritativemasterfullordlymagisterialautocraticdictatorialdomineeringoverbearingassertivefirminsistentbossyhigh-handedoverweeningOpposite submissive
   • ▪ denoting the mood of a verb that expresses a command or exhortation, as in come here!

   noun

   • 1. an essential or urgent thing: "free movement of labour was an economic imperative"
   • ▪ a factor or influence making something necessary: "the biological imperatives which guide male and female behaviour"
   • 2. a verb or phrase in the imperative mood.
   • ▪ the imperative mood.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a grammatical term): from late Latin imperativus (literally ‘specially ordered’, translating Greek prostatikē enklisis ‘imperative mood’), from imperare ‘to command’, from in- ‘towards’ + parare ‘make ready’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. imperatival adjective
   • 2. imperatively adverb
   • 3. imperativeness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMPERATIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. uk / ɪmˈper.ə.tɪv / us / ɪmˈper.ə.t̬ɪv / imperative adjective (URGENT) Add to word list. C2. extremely important or urgent: [ + that ] The president said it was imperative that the release of all hostages be secured. [ + to infinitive ] It's imperative to act now before the problem gets really serious.

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   The meaning of IMPERATIVE is not to be avoided or evaded : necessary. How to use imperative in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Imperative.

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   Imperative is a common word that describes something as being really important or necessary. The imperative mood is also commonly used. The equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is more than a moral imperative: It is key to solve the most pressing public health emergency of our time.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMPERATIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   An imperative is a verb in the base form that is used, usually without a subject, in an imperative clause.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishimperative adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of imperative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   When something absolutely has to be done and cannot be put off, use the adjective imperative. Imperative is from Latin imperare, "to command," and its original use was for a verb form expressing a command: "Do it!" is an imperative sentence.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › imperativeImperative - definition of imperative by The Free Dictionary

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   1. extremely urgent or important; essential. 2. peremptory or authoritative: an imperative tone of voice. 3. (Grammar) grammar Also: imperatival denoting a mood of verbs used in giving orders, making requests, etc. In English the verb root without any inflections is the usual form, as for example leave in Leave me alone.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of imperative – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   IMPERATIVE definition: 1. When an action or process is imperative, it is extremely important that it happens or is done…. Learn more.

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    imperative meaning, definition, what is imperative: extremely important and needing to be do...: Learn more.

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    something that demands attention or action; an unavoidable obligation or requirement; necessity: It is an imperative that we help defend friendly nations.