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imperatives

imperatives is the plural of imperative.

Meaning of imperative

Noun

imperative (countable and uncountable, plural imperatives)

  1. (uncountable) 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.
    • The verbs in sentences like "Do it!" and "Say what you like!" are in the imperative.
    Synonyms:
    imperative mood
  2. (countable) A verb in the imperative mood.
  3. (countable) An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.
    • Visiting Berlin is an imperative.

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Phrases with imperatives

Questions about imperatives

What is imperatives the plural of?
Imperatives is the plural of imperative.

Words near imperatives in the dictionary

  1. imperative mood
  2. imperative moods
  3. imperative programming
  4. imperatively
  5. imperativeness
  6. imperatives
  7. imperativist
  8. imperativists
  9. Imperato
  10. imperator
  11. imperatores

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