imperatives

/IH0 M P EH1 R AH0 T IH0 V Z/

noun

1
(grammar) 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.”
2
(grammar) A verb in imperative mood.
3
An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.
“Visiting Berlin is an imperative.”

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