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- pronunciation:
- ihm
per
tihv
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
very important; urgent.
It is imperative that you return today.- synonyms:
- critical, crucial, essential, indispensable, urgent, vital
- antonyms:
- optional, unimportant
- similar words:
- compulsory, inevitable, necessary
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| definition 2: |
of or describing the mood of the verb used to make demands or give orders.
In the sentence, "Come here!" the verb "come" is imperative. |
| related words: |
authoritative, indispensable, urgent, vital |
| derivations: |
imperatively (adv.), imperativeness (n.) |
The word imperative
contains the following part:
-ive, -ative
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means tending to, connected with, or performing
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ive
, -ative
turns Latinate verb bases into adjectives. Many adjectives ending in -ive
, -ative
have corresponding noun forms ending in -ity (objective
, objectivity) or -ion (effusive, effusion).
Example words:
abrasive, activate, active, actively, activist, affirmative, aggressive, alternative, attractive, captive, exclusive, expensive, fugitive, imperative, infinitive, interactive, native, objective, productive, protective, relative
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