compound imperative
compound imperative · compound imperatives
Two or more imperative clauses joined in a single sentenceTwo or more imperative clauses joined in a single sentence
Meaning
2 sensesTwo or more imperative clauses joined in a single sentence
e.g. speak now or forever hold your peace
A word constructed from the imperative of a verb plus one or more pronouns
e.g. (in Italian) portiamoglieli - let's take them to him
Forms
plural: compound imperatives| Singular | compound imperative |
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regular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.