All 3 Uses of
imperative
in
No Easy Day
- I knew it was a risk, but getting on the ground was imperative.†
p. 7.4
- Getting as much sleep as we could on the flight was imperative.†
p. 182.2
- "It is imperative that we stay out of the media," Jay said.†
p. 287.7 *
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.