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Imperative
ɪmˈpɛrətɪv
Imperative definitions
adjective
imperative
- of vital importance; crucial
"immediate action was imperative"
- giving an authoritative command; peremptory
"the bell pealed again, a final imperative call"
peremptory commanding imperious authoritative masterful lordly magisterial autocratic dictatorial domineering overbearing assertive firm insistent bossy high-handed overweening- denoting the mood of a verb that expresses a command or exhortation, as in come here!
noun
imperative
imperatives
- an essential or urgent thing
"free movement of labour was an economic imperative"
necessary condition precondition condition essential requirement requisite necessity proviso qualification imperative basic rudiment obligation duty- a factor or influence making something necessary
"the biological imperatives which guide male and female behaviour"
- a verb or phrase in the imperative mood
- the imperative mood