Both Uses of
imperative
in
Dracula
- I tried to raise her up, and said, as gravely as I could, that I thanked her, but my duty was imperative, and that I must go.†
p. 11.5 *
- She said no more, even in answer to the Professor's imperative questioning.†
p. 368.4
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.