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imperative

(/I/m'p/E/r/@/t/I/v )

requiring attention or action(adj.all)

Example:
As nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative.
Requests that grew more and more imperative.

Antonym:
beseeching, imploring, pleading

source: wordnet30
relating to verbs in the imperative mood(adj.pert)

source: wordnet30
Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders.(adjective)

source: webster1913

a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior(noun.linkdef)

Synonym:
imperative form, imperative mood, jussive mood

source: wordnet30
some duty that is essential and urgent(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.(noun)

source: webster1913

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