IMPERATIVE


Meaning of IMPERATIVE in English

I

adj.

1) ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to act now)

2) ~ that + clause; subj. (it is ~ that you be/should be present)

II

n.

1) a moral ~

2) an ~ that + clause; subj. (it is a moral ~ that no concessions be/should be made)

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.