Definitions For Imperative

noun

  • Some duty that is essential and urgent
  • A mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior

adjective

  • Requiring attention or action
  • Relating to verbs in the imperative mood

verb

  • A command, rule, duty, etc., that is very important or necessary
  • The form that a verb or sentence has when it is expressing a command
  • An imperative verb or sentence

Is Imperatives a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
21

The word Imperative is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Imperative in a Sentence

  • “Eat your spinach!” is an imperative sentence.
  • “Help” in the sentence “Help me!” is an imperative verb.
  • A verb in the imperative mood
  • She considers it a moral imperative to help people in need.
  • “Eat your spinach!” is in the imperative.
  • “Go” and “buy” are imperatives in the sentence “Please go to the store and buy some milk.”

Antonyms for Imperatives

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