"imperative" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "imperative"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-adj",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperative",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παραθετικά",
        "θετικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more imperative",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παραθετικά",
        "συγκριτικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most imperative",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παραθετικά",
        "υπερθετικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "an imperative need - μια επιτακτική ανάγκη"
        },
        {
          "text": "an imperative action - μια επιβεβλημένη ενέργεια"
        },
        {
          "text": "It is imperative that you concern yourself with civic issues.",
          "translation": "Επιβάλλεται να ασχολείσαι με τα κοινά ζητήματα."
        },
        {
          "text": "The country's alignment with its EU partners is imperative.",
          "translation": "Επιβάλλεται η ευθυγράμμιση της χώρας με τους κοινοτικούς εταίρους."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "επιτακτικός, επιβεβλημένος"
      ],
      "id": "el-imperative-en-adj-uhGwRS9U"
    }
  ],
  "word": "imperative"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "imperative"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "imperative programming"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Γραμματική (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η προστακτική"
      ],
      "id": "el-imperative-en-noun-7OOf0hcn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γραμματική"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "imperative"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "imperative"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-adj",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperative",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παραθετικά",
        "θετικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more imperative",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παραθετικά",
        "συγκριτικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most imperative",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παραθετικά",
        "υπερθετικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "an imperative need - μια επιτακτική ανάγκη"
        },
        {
          "text": "an imperative action - μια επιβεβλημένη ενέργεια"
        },
        {
          "text": "It is imperative that you concern yourself with civic issues.",
          "translation": "Επιβάλλεται να ασχολείσαι με τα κοινά ζητήματα."
        },
        {
          "text": "The country's alignment with its EU partners is imperative.",
          "translation": "Επιβάλλεται η ευθυγράμμιση της χώρας με τους κοινοτικούς εταίρους."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "επιτακτικός, επιβεβλημένος"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "imperative"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "imperative"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "imperative programming"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Γραμματική (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η προστακτική"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "γραμματική"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "imperative"
}