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nouna mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
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adjectiverelating to verbs in the imperative mood
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"as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative" "requests that grew more and more imperative"adjectiverequiring attention or action
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nounsome duty that is essential and urgenttype of:
Examples of imperative
- "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"
- "requests that grew more and more imperative"