imperative : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: imperative	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for imperative
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
imperative adj requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative" Antonym(s): beseeching, imploring, pleading relating to verbs in the imperative mood n a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior Synonym(s): imperative mood, imperative, jussive mood, imperative form some duty that is essential and urgent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Imperative \Imper"ative\, n. (Gram.) The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Imperative \Imper"ative\, a. [L. imperativus, fr. imperare to command; pref. im- in + parare to make ready, prepare: cf. F. imp[82]ratif. See {Perade}, and cf. {Empire}.] 1. Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders. The suit of kings are imperative. --Bp. Hall. 2. Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order. 3. (Gram.) Expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as, the imperative mood.