"imperative" adjective requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative" [ant: beseeching (http://word.sc/beseeching)] relating to verbs in the imperative mood noun a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior [syn: imperative mood (http://word.sc/imperative mood), jussive mood (http://word.sc/jussive mood)] some duty that is essential and urgent Source: http://www.word.sc/imperative

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