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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Imperative (0.00981 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Imperative.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: imperative
imperative
adj 1: requiring attention or action;
“as nuclear weapons
proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative”;
“requests that grew more and more imperative” [ant:
beseeching]
2: relating to verbs in the imperative mood
imperative
n 1: a mood that expresses an intention to influence the
listener's behavior [syn:
imperative mood,
jussive mood
]
2: some duty that is essential and urgent
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Imperative
Imperative
\Im*per"a*tive\, a. [L. imperativus, fr. imperare to
command; pref. im- in + parare to make ready, prepare: cf. F.
imp['e]ratif. See
Perade, and cf.
Empire.]
1. Expressive of command; containing positive command;
authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding;
authoritative; as, imperative orders.
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The suit of kings are imperative. --Bp. Hall.
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2. Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding;
compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order.
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3. (Gram.) Expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or
exhortation; as, the imperative mood.
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Imperative
\Im*per"a*tive\, n. (Gram.)
The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.
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