imperative

About 7.58 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Essential; crucial; extremely important.

   That you come here right now is imperative.

2. adjective Of, or relating to the imperative mood.
3. adjective Having semantics that incorporates mutable variables.
4. adjective Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive.

   imperative orders

5. noun 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.

6. noun A verb in the imperative mood.
7. noun An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.

   Visiting Berlin is an imperative.

Similar words

imperative mood instant commanding adjuratory insistent peremptory urgent pressing exigent clamant

Often followed by

that to for of in and is need duty

Word family

imperatively imperativeness imperativenesses imperatives moral imperative moral imperatives