adj Extremely important; essential.
- It is imperative that we finish before the deadline.
- Wearing a seat belt is imperative for everyone in the car.
- It was imperative to call the doctor as soon as the fever rose.
adj Relating to the grammatical mood used for commands.
- Sit down" is an imperative sentence.
- Teachers often use imperative verbs when they give instructions to the class.
- Look at the road sign: the word Stop is an imperative form.
noun Something absolutely necessary.
- Reducing emissions has become an economic imperative.
- Safety is the first imperative on any building site.
- For the charity, raising money before winter was an absolute imperative.
noun The grammatical mood used to give orders or instructions.
- In English, the imperative uses the base form of the verb.
- Close the door is a command written in the imperative.
- Many recipes are written almost entirely in the imperative.
