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[ɪmˈpɛrətɪv], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- of vital importance; crucial
(e.g: immediate action was imperative)
- giving an authoritative command; peremptory
(e.g: the bell pealed again, a final imperative call)
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Origin
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late Middle English (as a grammatical term): from late Latin imperativus (literally ‘specially ordered’, translating Greek prostaktikē enklisis ‘imperative mood’), from imperare ‘to command’, from in- ‘towards’ + parare ‘make ready’
[ɪmˈpɛrətɪv], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an essential or urgent thing
(e.g: free movement of labour was an economic imperative)
- a verb or phrase in the imperative mood
Phrases:
Origin
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late Middle English (as a grammatical term): from late Latin imperativus (literally ‘specially ordered’, translating Greek prostaktikē enklisis ‘imperative mood’), from imperare ‘to command’, from in- ‘towards’ + parare ‘make ready’
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