the imperative
noun
grammar
: the form that a verb or sentence has when it is expressing a command
"Eat your spinach!" is in the imperative.
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In other words, this financing model can balance the need to manage financial risk with the imperative to promote innovation.
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Cristian Randieri, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Hemsley will have to reckon with the imperative of striking a better balance in UHG’s priorities.
—Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 June 2025
To me, like the imperative to be the shining city upon a hill, this need for a frontier felt religious.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Thus, Lag BaOmer carries the theme of the imperative to love and respect one’s fellow (Ahavat Yisrael).
—Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
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Cristian Randieri, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Hemsley will have to reckon with the imperative of striking a better balance in UHG’s priorities.
—Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 June 2025
To me, like the imperative to be the shining city upon a hill, this need for a frontier felt religious.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Thus, Lag BaOmer carries the theme of the imperative to love and respect one’s fellow (Ahavat Yisrael).
—Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the imperative
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“The imperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20imperative. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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