imperative
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imperative
- /ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/ UK
- /ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/ Canada, US
- [ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.ɾɪv] Canada, US
- /ɪmˈpeɹ.ə.tɪv/ Australia
- [ɪmˈpeɹ.ə.ɾɪv] Australia
adjective more imperative · most imperative · imp. · imper.
- Essential; crucial; extremely important. That you come here right now is imperative.
- Of, or relating to the imperative mood.
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Having semantics that incorporates mutable variables.
Opposite: functional
- Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive. imperative orders
noun imperatives · imp. · imper.
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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.
Similar: imperative mood
- A verb in the imperative mood.
- An essential action, a must: something which is imperative. Visiting Berlin is an imperative.
Similar: required
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: imperative mood, instant, commanding, adjuratory, insistent, peremptory, urgent, pressing, exigent, clamant, desperate, crying, jussive mood, instrumental, important, importance
noun
Similar: required
Translations
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adj essential
| Español | imperativo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 긴요한 ginyohan, 반드 필요한 bandeu piryohan |
| 中文 | 迫切的 pòqiè de, 必須的 /必须的 bìxū de, 至關重要的 /至关重要的 zhìguānzhòngyào de |
| Português | essencial, imperativo |
| Français | impératif, essentiel, indispensable |
| Deutsch | essenziell, essentiell, notwendig, unverzichtbar, wesentlich |
| Italiano | imperativo, necessario, necessaria |
| Ελληνικά | επιτακτικός epitaktikós |
| Русский | обяза́тельный objazátelʹnyj |
| العربية | أَسَاسِيّ ʔasāsiyy, ضَرُورِيّ ḍarūriyy |
adj grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood
| Español | imperativo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 祈使的 qíshǐ de |
| Português | imperativo |
| Français | impératif |
| Italiano | imperativo |
| Русский | повели́тельный povelítelʹnyj |
adj computing: having semantics that incorporates mutable variables
| Русский | императи́вный imperatívnyj |
|---|
noun verb in imperative
| Español | imperativo |
|---|
noun essential action
| Español | imperativo |
|---|---|
| Português | necessidade |
| Français | impératif |
| Deutsch | Muss |
| Italiano | imperativo, necessario |
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