Meaning

4 senses
  1. Essential; crucial; extremely important.

    That you come here right now is imperative.

    essenziell, essentiell, notwendig

    обяза́тельныйobjazátelʹnyj

  2. Of, or relating to the imperative mood.

    повели́тельныйpovelítelʹnyj

    наказо́вийnakazóvyj

    relating to verbs in the imperative mood

  3. Having semantics that incorporates mutable variables.

    императи́вныйimperatívnyj

  4. Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive.

    imperative orders

    zwingend

Examples

41 sentences
  1. It's imperative that we leave right away.

    ruМы обязательно должны уйти прямо сейчас.

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  2. It's imperative that you be on time.

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  3. It's imperative that you be ready by 2:30.

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  4. It's imperative that we do this right away.

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  5. It's imperative that you be at the meeting.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood:
Русский
By meaning 3
essential:
grammar: of, or relating to the imperative mood:
computing: having semantics that incorporates mutable variables:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
essential:
authoritatively or absolutely directive:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin imperātīvus.

Borrowed from Latin imperātīvus.

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