IMPERATIVE
(noun) some duty that is essential and urgent
(noun) a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
synonyms : imperative form , imperative mood , jussive moodPeople resented his imperative tone of voice. -added by nithi
(adj.) requiring attention or action
"as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative", "requests that grew more and more imperative"
(adj.) relating to verbs in the imperative mood
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Mnemonics for imperative
(Tag: ) you have to attend your "important r(el)ative "...nd tht meeting is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY and IMPORTANT
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(Tag: ) IMP+eRATE+(f)IVE-> if the run RATE is below fIVE then we shoud immediately take ACTION by hittin some quick boundaries..etc
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(Tag: ) Imperative = Imp(Important) + erative(Native). As an important native/citizen it is "Absolutely necessary & critically important" for you to vote for your nation! :)
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(Tag: ) if we divide it looks like impe(important)+rative(sounds like native)....so indian government has released a IMPORTANT notice to all its NATIVES.
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