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opus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • imperative adj Extremely important; essential.
  • need noun A requirement for something essential or important.
  • work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.

Senses

opus is used for these senses in English:

  • imperative (countable) An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.
  • need (countable, and, uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed.
  • work Labour, occupation, job.

imperative — full definition

  1. adj Extremely important; essential.
  2. adj Relating to the grammatical mood used for commands.
  3. noun Something absolutely necessary.
  4. noun The grammatical mood used to give orders or instructions.

need — full definition

  1. noun A requirement for something essential or important.
  2. noun Poverty or lack of basic means of living.
  3. verb To require something as essential.
  4. verb To be obliged to do something.

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