IMPERATIVE

I. adjective see: emperor Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, or constituting the grammatical mood that expresses the will to influence the behavior of another, expressive of a command, entreaty, or exhortation, having power to restrain, control, and direct, not to be avoided or evaded ; necessary , see: masterful ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1530 the ~ mood or a verb form or verbal phrase expressing it, something that is ~: as, command , order , rule , guide , an obligatory act or duty, an ~ judgment or proposition