"imperative" meaning in English

See imperative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-imperative.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-imperative.wav [US] Forms: more imperative [comparative], most imperative [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin imperātīvus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*per-}}, {{bor|en|la|imperātīvus}} Latin imperātīvus Head templates: {{en-adj}} imperative (comparative more imperative, superlative most imperative)
  1. Essential; crucial; extremely important. Translations (essential): أَسَاسِيّ (ʔasāsiyy) (Arabic), ضَرُورِيّ (ḍarūriyy) (Arabic), জরুরি (joruri) (Bengali), অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ (ottonto guruttopurno) (Bengali), imperatiu (Catalan), 迫切的 (pòqiè de) (Chinese Mandarin), 必須的 (Chinese Mandarin), 必须的 (bìxū de) (Chinese Mandarin), 至關重要的 (Chinese Mandarin), 至关重要的 (zhìguānzhòngyào de) (Chinese Mandarin), rozkazovací [neuter] (Czech), nutný (Czech), noodzakelijk (Dutch), välttämätön (Finnish), pakollinen (Finnish), impératif (French), essentiel (French), indispensable (French), essenziell (German), essentiell (German), notwendig (German), unverzichtbar (German), wesentlich (German), επιτακτικός (epitaktikós) (Greek), okvetlenül/rendkívül/különösen/égetően fontos (Hungarian), mikilvægur (Icelandic), imperativo [masculine] (Italian), necessario [masculine] (Italian), necessaria [feminine] (Italian), 긴요한 (ginyohan) (Korean), 반드 필요한 (bandeu piryohan) (Korean), necessus (Latin), necessum (Latin), drinjent (Plautdietsch), arcyważny (Polish), essencial (Portuguese), imperativo (Portuguese), обяза́тельный (objazátelʹnyj) (Russian), àithneach (Scottish Gaelic), imperativo (Spanish), mecburi (Turkish), zorunlu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-imperative-en-adj-1E6JS4oM Disambiguation of 'essential': 91 2 5 2
  2. (grammar) Of, or relating to the imperative mood. Categories (topical): Grammar, Directives Translations (grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood): əmr şəkli (Azerbaijani), зага́дны (zahádny) (Belarusian), повели́телен (povelítelen) (Bulgarian), imperatiu (Catalan), 祈使的 (qíshǐ de) (Chinese Mandarin), rozkazovací (Czech), imperatiivinen (Finnish), impératif (French), felszólító (Hungarian), parancsoló [dated] (Hungarian), imperativo (Italian), заповеден (zapoveden) (Macedonian), rozkazujący (Polish), imperativo (Portuguese), повели́тельный (povelítelʹnyj) (Russian), rozkazovací (Slovak), imperativo (Spanish), imperativ (Swedish), pautos (Tagalog), наказо́вий (nakazóvyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-imperative-en-adj-xJ4fRmrQ Disambiguation of Directives: 7 18 11 17 20 24 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 20 11 7 27 26 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 21 10 4 31 28 1 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood': 7 75 11 7
  3. (computing theory) Having semantics that incorporates mutable variables. Categories (topical): Theory of computing, Directives Translations (computing: having semantics that incorporates mutable variables): imperatiivinen (Finnish), императи́вный (imperatívnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-imperative-en-adj-GkSFdeyj Disambiguation of Directives: 7 18 11 17 20 24 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 20 11 7 27 26 1 Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'computing: having semantics that incorporates mutable variables': 5 10 80 5
  4. Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive. Categories (topical): Directives Translations (authoritatively or absolutely directive): заповеднически (zapovedničeski) (Bulgarian), безапелационен (bezapelacionen) (Bulgarian), 命令式的 (mìnglìngshì de) (Chinese Mandarin), pakottava (Finnish), zwingend (German), ellentmondást nem tűrő (Hungarian), tiarnúil (Irish)
    Sense id: en-imperative-en-adj-WAa5lF6x Disambiguation of Directives: 7 18 11 17 20 24 2 Disambiguation of 'authoritatively or absolutely directive': 7 11 9 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: imp., imper. [abbreviation] [grammar, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] Derived forms: imperative language, imperative programming

Noun

IPA: /ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-imperative.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-imperative.wav [US] Forms: imperatives [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin imperātīvus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*per-}}, {{bor|en|la|imperātīvus}} Latin imperātīvus Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} imperative (countable and uncountable, plural imperatives)
  1. (uncountable, grammar) 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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Grammar, Directives Synonyms: imperative mood
    Sense id: en-imperative-en-noun-JwWkG16H Disambiguation of Directives: 7 18 11 17 20 24 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 20 11 7 27 26 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 21 10 4 31 28 1 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (countable, grammar) A verb in imperative mood. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Grammar, Directives Translations (verb in imperative): imperatiivi (Finnish), rozkaźnik [masculine] (Polish), imperatiwus [masculine] (Polish), imperativus [masculine] (Polish), imperativo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-imperative-en-noun-sLBxTjRe Disambiguation of Directives: 7 18 11 17 20 24 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 20 11 7 27 26 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 21 10 4 31 28 1 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'verb in imperative': 13 87 0
  3. (countable) An essential action, a must: something which is imperative. Tags: countable Translations (essential action): must [masculine] (Dutch), pakko (Finnish), pakollinen juttu (Finnish), impératif [masculine] (French), Muss [neuter] (German), elengedhetetlen dolog/követelmény (Hungarian), nauðsyn [feminine] (Icelandic), imperativo [masculine] (Italian), necessario [masculine] (Italian), necessitās [feminine] (Latin), opus [neuter] (Latin), tūhau (Maori), necessidade [feminine] (Portuguese), imperativo [masculine] (Spanish), mecburiyet (Turkish), zorunluluk (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-imperative-en-noun-ihEWBrVY Disambiguation of 'essential action': 5 5 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: imp., imper. [abbreviation] [grammar, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences], required Derived forms: biological imperative, categorical imperative, compound imperative, first imperative [Latin] [grammar, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences], hypothetical imperative, moral imperative, second imperative [Latin] [grammar, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] Related terms: jussive, volitive

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "bn",
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      "roman": "joruri",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "জরুরি"
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      "roman": "ottonto guruttopurno",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "imperatiu"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "pòqiè de",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "迫切的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "必須的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bìxū de",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "必须的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "至關重要的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhìguānzhòngyào de",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "至关重要的"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "essential",
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      "word": "rozkazovací"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "nutný"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "noodzakelijk"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "välttämätön"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "pakollinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "impératif"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "essentiel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "indispensable"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "essenziell"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "essentiell"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "notwendig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "unverzichtbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "wesentlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "επιτακτικός"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "okvetlenül/rendkívül/különösen/égetően fontos"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "essential",
      "word": "mikilvægur"
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "ko",
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      "word": "반드 필요한"
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      "word": "arcyważny"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood",
      "word": "imperativo"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "sense": "grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "code": "sk",
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      "word": "rozkazovací"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood",
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    {
      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood",
      "word": "pautos"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nakazóvyj",
      "sense": "grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood",
      "word": "наказо́вий"
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      "code": "bg",
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "code": "ga",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rozkaźnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "verb in imperative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "imperatiwus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "verb in imperative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "imperativus"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "verb in imperative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "imperativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "essential action",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "must"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "essential action",
      "word": "pakko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "essential action",
      "word": "pakollinen juttu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "essential action",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "impératif"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "essential action",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Muss"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "essential action",
      "word": "elengedhetetlen dolog/követelmény"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "essential action",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nauðsyn"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "essential action",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "imperativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "essential action",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "necessario"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "essential action",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "necessitās"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "essential action",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "opus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "essential action",
      "word": "tūhau"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "essential action",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "necessidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "essential action",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "imperativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "essential action",
      "word": "mecburiyet"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "essential action",
      "word": "zorunluluk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "imperative"
}

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