What does "imperative" mean?
Imperative: Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order.
Additional senses
- 2.(Gram.) Expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as, the imperative mood.
- 3.The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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