a. | 1. | Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; |
2. | Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; | |
3. | (Gram.) Expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; | |
n. | 1. | (Gram.) The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood. |
Noun | 1. | imperative - a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior Synonyms: imperative mood, jussive mood |
2. | imperative - some duty that is essential and urgent | |
Adj. | 1. | imperative - requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative" Antonyms: beseeching - begging |
2. | imperative - relating to verbs in the imperative mood |