imperative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ɪmˈpeɹ.ə.ɾɪv] (Australia)
- (Texas) audio
- /ɪmˈpeɹ.ə.tɪv/ (Australia)
- [ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.ɾɪv] (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃o- Latin *paro- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin parō Latin imperō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin īvus Latin imperātīvusbor. English imperative Borrowed from Latin imperātīvus.
Meanings
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Essential; crucial; extremely important.
Meantime, alterations at King William Street had become imperative, and by December 22, 1895, the station had been remodelled, as at Stockwell, to provide an island platform with lines each side, and a scissors crossing.
1941 May, “Jubilee of the City Tube”, in Railway Magazine, page 224:Give this document to Ozzy. It's imperative that he reads and understands it. Got it?
2019, Con Man Games, SmashGames, quoting Felix, Kindergarten 2, SmashGames:That you come here right now is imperative.
- Of, or relating to the imperative mood.
- Having semantics that incorporates mutable variables.
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Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive.
The suits of kings are imperative.
1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC:imperative orders
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more imperative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| imper. | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| most imperative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| imp. | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
nonimperative · imperative mandate · postimperative · imperativist · imperativeness · imperative programming · imperative language · whimperative · unimperative · imperatival
Hypernyms
Translations (73)
it imperativo (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · cs rozkazovací (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · ca imperatiu (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · pt imperativo (essential) · ru повели́тельный (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · la necessum (essential) · tr mecburi (essential) · hu ellentmondást nem tűrő (authoritatively or absolutely directive) · cmn 迫切的 (essential) · cs rozkazovací (essential) · ko 반드 필요한 (essential) · ca imperatiu (essential) · es imperativo (essential) · cs nutný (essential) · cmn 命令式的 (authoritatively or absolutely directive) · tr zorunlu (essential) · ar ضَرُورِيّ (essential) · az əmr şəkli (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · ar أَسَاسِيّ (essential) · la necessus (essential) · mk заповеден (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · tl pautos (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · fr impératif (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · fi imperatiivinen (computing: having semantics that incorporates mutable variables) · fa دستوری (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · ru императи́вный (computing: having semantics that incorporates mutable variables) · hu okvetlenül/rendkívül/különösen/égetően fontos (essential) · de essenziell (essential) · pl arcyważny (essential) · hu parancsoló (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · fi pakollinen (essential) · cmn 至關重要的 /至关重要的 (essential) · is mikilvægur (essential) · bn অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ (essential) · de notwendig (essential) · it necessaria (essential) · pt essencial (essential) · el επιτακτικός (essential) · gd àithneach (essential) · de wesentlich (essential) · pl rozkazujący (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · bg заповеднически (authoritatively or absolutely directive) · fi välttämätön (essential) · hu felszólító (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · fr indispensable (essential) · fr impératif (essential) · kab anaḍ (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · de zwingend (authoritatively or absolutely directive) · fi imperatiivinen (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · bg повели́телен (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · ru обяза́тельный (essential) · cmn 必須的 /必须的 (essential) · uk наказо́вий (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · pdt drinjent (essential) · pt imperativo (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · tr emir kipi (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · fi pakottava (authoritatively or absolutely directive) · it necessario (essential) · eo imperativa (essential) · bn জরুরি (essential) · fr essentiel (essential) · es imperativo (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · bg безапелационен (authoritatively or absolutely directive) · de unverzichtbar (essential) · be зага́дны (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · de essentiell (essential) · ko 긴요한 (essential) · ga tiarnúil (authoritatively or absolutely directive) · sv imperativ (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · cmn 祈使的 (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood) · it imperativo (essential) · nl noodzakelijk (essential) · sk rozkazovací (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood)