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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Imperative

/(ĭm*pĕr"ȧ*tĭv)/ · Im·per·a·tive · IPA /ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/
01 a. Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders.
  1. 1.
    Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders.
    “The suit of kings are imperative.” — Bp. Hall.
  2. 2.
    Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order.
  3. 3.
    Expressive of command, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as, the imperative mood.(Gram.)
02 n. The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.
  1. 1.
    The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.(Gram.)