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Word entry · 10 letters

imperative

Best crossword clue

"Urgent command"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aeeiimprtvStarts with IEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Urgent, essential, or expressing a command.

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin imperātīvus.

Used in a sentence

  • That you come here right now is imperative.
  • Meantime, alterations at King William Street had become imperative, and by December 22, 1895, the station had been remodelled, as at Stockwell, to provide an island platform with lines each side, and a scissors crossing.
  • Give this document to Ozzy. It's imperative that he reads and understands it. Got it?

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