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imperative
im·per·a·tive I0056300 (ĭm-pĕr′ə-tĭv)adj.1. Necessary or urgent: "It is imperative that we continue to move with speed to make housing more affordable" (Timothy Geithner). See Synonyms at urgent.2. Expressing a command or plea; peremptory: requests that grew more and more imperative.3. Grammar Of, relating to, or constituting the mood that expresses a command or request.n.1. a. A rule, principle, or need that requires or compels certain action: "the internal tension in [military] doctrine, between the desire to prescribe a common way of fighting and the imperative of adjusting particular military actions to circumstances" (Eliot A. Cohen).b. A command; an order.2. Grammar a. The imperative mood.b. A verb form of the imperative mood.
[Middle English imperatif, relating to the imperative mood, from Old French, from Late Latin imperātīvus, from Latin imperātus, past participle of imperāre, to command; see emperor.]
im·per′a·tive·ly adv.im·per′a·tive·ness n.imperative (ɪmˈpɛrətɪv) adj1. extremely urgent or important; essential2. 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 alonen4. something that is urgent or essential5. an order or command6. (Grammar) grammar a. the imperative moodb. a verb in this mood[C16: from Late Latin imperātīvus, from Latin imperāre to command] imˈperatively adv imˈperativeness nim•per•a•tive (ɪmˈpɛr ə tɪv)
adj. 1. absolutely necessary or required: It is imperative that we leave. 2. of the nature of or expressing a command. 3. of or designating a grammatical mood used in commands, exhortations, etc., as in Listen! Go! Compare indicative (def. 2), subjunctive (def. 1). n. 4. a command; order. 5. an unavoidable obligation or requirement: the imperatives of leadership. 6. a. the imperative mood. b. a verb in this mood. 7. an obligatory statement, principle, or the like. [1520–30; < Late Latin imperātivus < Latin imperātus, past participle of imperāre to impose, command; see emperor] im•per′a•tive•ly, adv. im•per′a•tive•ness, n. imperativeA form of a verb or a construction that is used to express a command.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | imperative - a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behaviorimperative form, imperative mood, jussive moodmodality, mood, mode - verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker | | 2. | imperative - some duty that is essential and urgentduty, obligation, responsibility - the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr | | Adj. | 1. | imperative - requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative"assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive - aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act"beseeching, imploring, pleading - begging | | 2. | imperative - relating to verbs in the imperative moodgrammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) |
imperativeadjective urgent, essential, pressing, vital, crucial, compulsory, indispensable, obligatory, exigent It's imperative to know your rights at such a time.
urgent unnecessary, optional, unimportant, avoidable, nonessential, discretionalimperativeadjective1. Compelling immediate attention:burning, crying, dire, emergent, exigent, instant, pressing, urgent.2. Imposed on one by authority, command, or convention:compulsory, mandatory, necessary, obligatory, required, requisite.nounAn act or course of action that is demanded of one, as by position, custom, law, or religion:burden, charge, commitment, duty, must, need, obligation, responsibility.Translationsimperative (imˈperətiv) noun, adjective1. used of verbs that are expressing a command. In the sentence `Come here!', `come' is an imperative (verb). 命令語氣 祈使的2. absolutely necessary. It is imperative that we take immediate action to reduce pollution. 絕對必要的 必要的 nounIn `Sit down!' the verb is in the imperative. 命令語氣 祈使语气imperative
imperative: see moodmood
or mode,
in verb inflection, the forms of a verb that indicate its manner of doing or being. In English the forms are called indicative (for direct statement or question or to express an uncertain condition, e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. .Imperative in linguistics, a mood of the verb. The imperative in Russian is usually expressed by a pure stem or stem + plural suffix (glian’ or glian’ + te, “Look!”). The interjectional imperative is a class of verbal words with an imperative exclamatory meaning—for example, in Russian von! or proch’!, “Go away!”; doloi!, “Down with it!” The inclusive form of the imperative impels those being addressed to joint action with the speaker or speakers—for example, in Russian poidem, poidemte, “Let’s go,” as opposed to poidite, “Go.” imperativeimperative languageimperative
imperative (im-per′ăt-ĭv) [L. imperativus, commanding] 1. Required, necessary, or obligatory. 2. Pert. to a sentence or tone of voice expressing a command.deontological imperativeMoral obligation or duty of caregivers, established by tradition and culture.imperative
Related to imperative: imperative mood, hypothetical imperativeSynonyms for imperativeadj urgentSynonyms- urgent
- essential
- pressing
- vital
- crucial
- compulsory
- indispensable
- obligatory
- exigent
Antonyms- unnecessary
- optional
- unimportant
- avoidable
- nonessential
- discretional
Synonyms for imperativeadj compelling immediate attentionSynonyms- burning
- crying
- dire
- emergent
- exigent
- instant
- pressing
- urgent
adj imposed on one by authority, command, or conventionSynonyms- compulsory
- mandatory
- necessary
- obligatory
- required
- requisite
noun an act or course of action that is demanded of one, as by position, custom, law, or religionSynonyms- burden
- charge
- commitment
- duty
- must
- need
- obligation
- responsibility
Synonyms for imperativenoun a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behaviorSynonyms- imperative form
- imperative mood
- jussive mood
Related Wordsnoun some duty that is essential and urgentRelated Words- duty
- obligation
- responsibility
adj requiring attention or actionRelated Words- assertive
- self-asserting
- self-assertive
Antonyms- beseeching
- imploring
- pleading
adj relating to verbs in the imperative moodRelated Words |