imperative

/ɪmpˈɛɹətˌɪv/

/ˌɪmˈpɛɹətɪv/

imperative

of great importance and requiring immediate attention or action

antonyms : beseeching

(of grammar) asserting a command or order

Imperative

some duty that is essential and urgent

a mood of a verb or phrase that expresses an order

Examples

1. When dealing with important financial arrangements, it is imperative that you do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

2. Imperatives have no auxiliary verb.

3. Imperatives are orders and commands.

4. Dive safety is imperative.