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English
Etymology
From Latin imperātīvus.
Pronunciation
Noun
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Singular imperative |
Plural countable and uncountable; plural imperatives |
imperative (countable and uncountable; plural imperatives)
- (uncountable, grammar) 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.
- (countable, grammar) A verb in imperative mood.
- (countable) An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.
- Visiting Berlin is an imperative.
Synonyms
- (grammatical mood) imperative mood
Derived terms
- first imperative (Latin grammar)
- second imperative (Latin grammar)
Adjective
imperative (comparative more imperative, superlative most imperative)
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Positive imperative |
Comparative more imperative |
Superlative most imperative |
- essential
- It is imperative that you come here right now.
- (computing theory) Having a semantics that incorporates mutable variables.
Translations
essential
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Italian
Adjective
imperative pl.
- Feminine form of imperativo.
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
- inperātīvē
Etymology
From imperātīvus (“‘commanded’”), from imperō (“‘command, order’”), from im- (“‘form of in’”) + parō (“‘prepare, arrange; intend’”).
Adverb
imperātīvē (not comparable)
- In an imperative manner, imperatively.
Related terms
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References
- imperative in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
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