Definitions for imperative
ɪmˈpɛr ə tɪvim·per·a·tive

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. imperative mood, imperative, jussive mood, imperative form(noun)

   a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior

2. imperative(adj)

   some duty that is essential and urgent

3. imperative(adj)

   requiring attention or action

   "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative"

4. imperative(adj)

   relating to verbs in the imperative mood

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. imperative(Noun)

   The grammatical mood expressing an order (see jussive). In English, the imperative form of a verb is the same as that of the bare infinitive.

   The verbs in sentences like "Do it!" and "Say what you like!" are in the imperative.

2. imperative(Noun)

   A verb in imperative mood.

3. imperative(Noun)

   An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.

   Visiting Berlin is an imperative.

4. imperative(Adjective)

   essential

   It is imperative that you come here right now.

5. imperative(Adjective)

   Having a semantics that incorporates mutable variables.

Origin: From imperativus.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Imperative(adj)

   expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders

2. Imperative(adj)

   not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order

3. Imperative(adj)

   expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as, the imperative mood

4. Imperative(noun)

   the imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood

Origin: [L. imperativus, fr. imperare to command; pref. im- in + parare to make ready, prepare: cf. F. impratif. See Perade, and cf. Empire.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Imperative

   im-per′a-tiv, adj. expressive of command: authoritative: peremptory: obligatory.—adv. Imper′atively.—Imperative mood, the form of a verb expressing command or advice; Categorical imperative (see under Category). [L. imperativus—imperāre, to command—in, in, parāre, to prepare.]

How to pronounce imperative?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of imperative in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of imperative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of imperative in a Sentence

1. District Attorney Rachael Rollins:

   I feel it imperative that we let people know that there's help.

2. H. G. Wells:

   Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative.

3. State John Kerry:

   It's imperative that these elections happen on time as scheduled.

4. Patrick Foye:

   It is imperative that we find a way to accelerate the permitting of the project.

5. Maureen O'Connell:

   Technology-based innovation is imperative for success in a competitive business environment.

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