What does imperative mean?
Definitions for imperative
ɪmˈpɛr ə tɪvim·per·a·tive
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word imperative.
Princeton's WordNet
imperative mood, imperative, jussive mood, imperative formnoun
a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
imperativeadjective
some duty that is essential and urgent
imperativeadjective
requiring attention or action
"as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative"
imperativeadjective
relating to verbs in the imperative mood
Wiktionary
imperativenoun
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.
imperativenoun
A verb in imperative mood.
imperativenoun
An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.
Visiting Berlin is an imperative.
imperativeadjective
essential
It is imperative that you come here right now.
imperativeadjective
Having a semantics that incorporates mutable variables.
Etymology: From imperativus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Imperativeadjective
Commanding; expressive of command.
Etymology: imperatif, Fr. imperativus, Latin.
The verb is formed in a different manner, to signify the intention of commanding, forbidding, allowing, disallowing, intreating; which likewise, from the principal use of it, is called the imperative mood. John Clarke, Latin Grammar.
Webster Dictionary
Imperativeadjective
expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders
Imperativeadjective
not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order
Imperativeadjective
expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as, the imperative mood
Imperativenoun
the imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood
Etymology: [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
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.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of imperative in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of imperative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of imperative in a Sentence
The British government now has no democratic mandate to represent the views of the North in any future negotiations with the European Union and I do believe that there is a democratic imperative for a 'border poll' to be held, the implications for all of us on the island of Ireland are absolutely massive. This could have very profound implications for our economy (in Northern Ireland).
The White House, Speaker Pelosi and New York are discussing those and we believe that we must do this. We will do The White House because The White House's imperative to do The White House.
The key for this mission will be identifying samples so compelling that we can't afford to leave them, so it is imperative that missions have to go get them, we are selecting these for humanity, so we need to make sure they are the most exciting.
It is imperative that the UK Government finds a way to get aviation back on its feet.
It's imperative that we secure our borders, but 'build the wall' is a slogan divorced from reality.
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Translations for imperative
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- أساسي أو ضروريArabic
- rozkazovacíCzech
- unverzichtbar, essenziell, Muss, wesentlich, essentiell, notwendigGerman
- επιτακτικόςGreek
- imperativoSpanish
- välttämätön, imperatiivinen, käskeväFinnish
- essentiel, indispensable, impératifFrench
- àithneachScottish Gaelic
- अनिवार्यHindi
- imperatifIndonesian
- nauðsyn, mikilvægurIcelandic
- necessaria, imperativo, necessarioItalian
- necessus, opus, necessitas, necessum, imperativeLatin
- must, noodzakelijkDutch
- imperativRomanian
- императив, повелительный, обязательныйRussian
- imperativSwedish
- கட்டாயTamil
- zorunluluk, zorunlu, mecburiyet, mecburiTurkish
- імперативUkrainian
- 势在必行Chinese
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