The Only Use of
imperative
in
The 100, by Morgan
- And I don't know whether she'll be pardoned," she lied, remembering her mom's imperative that she not talk about the Earth mission.†
p. 118.6
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.