Both Uses of
imperative
in
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- It was imperative that we should stay together a little while, to avoid the scandal to you that would have resulted from our immediate parting.†
Chpt 5 *
- It was imperative that she should go home.†
Chpt 6
Definitions:
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(1)
(imperative) essential and urgent
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, in grammar, imperative describes a sentence that expresses a command or request.