imperative
imperativo
definition
noun
free movement of labor was an economic imperative
an essential or urgent thing.
Noteworthy in this meditation is the use of imperatives and action verbs, which are meant to activate the believer.
a verb or phrase in the imperative mood.
adjective
immediate action was imperative
of vital importance; crucial.
the bell pealed again, a final imperative call
giving an authoritative command; peremptory.
translation of 'imperative'
noun
orden,
imperativo
adjective
perentorio,
indispensable,
apremiante,
imperativo,
esencial,
imperioso,
urgente
example
In English the indicative mood is used to make factual statements, the subjunctive mood to indicate doubt or unlikelihood, and the 'imperative' mood to express a command.
So they're an 'imperative' part of our community fabric.
Currently, too many internet users fail to understand, or fail to act on, the 'imperative' to protect themselves for the greater good.
With a slogan in the 'imperative' for every page, each designed to stimulate or simulate happiness, the calendar is a study in conventional contentment.
In any case, this tension between the indicative and the 'imperative' may lead us to a fruitful discussion on the main theme of our deliberations during this conference.
First, we see the 'imperative' to view this work in cycles with multiple points of entry and modes of engagement.
Applicants also showed an understanding of the 'imperative' to enable teachers to grow and realize more of their own potential in their chosen profession.
In order to implement gender reform, it is 'imperative' that gender bias in the legal framework of the country is removed.
It is 'imperative' that existing and future residents in the area engage in proactive dialogue with all parties to ensure that any development is for the betterment of the lives of its residents.
Job stress is caused by the lack of adequate staffing, and by the 'imperative' for laboratory work to be error-free.
The authors concluded that it was 'imperative' that current road safety programmes, including random breath testing, be fully implemented.
What's needed in this political setting, say forum participants, is a moral 'imperative' that trumps sheer economic concerns.
It's short and sweet, but decidedly in the 'imperative' mood.
The second, related, threat is the 'imperative' of poverty.
But they also know that the settlement was meant as ‘hush money’, and therefore it is 'imperative' the truth be asserted more clearly than ever.
Has anything happened or new information been acquired as a result of these activities that would change the 'imperative' to halt the use of tobacco?
With reloading it is absolutely 'imperative' we measure at least twice, maybe more.
And then the following 'imperative' issues must be addressed.
This case is a good example of the conflict that can arise between the 'imperative' on doctors to ‘first do no harm’ and each patient's right to self determination.
Such an 'imperative' seems particularly urgent because of the vacuum at the top.
The high incidence of nominalization in the CMA code completes the message of authority given by the 'imperative' mode and its deontological orientation.
But it is one of the noblest things this country has ever attempted abroad and it is a moral and strategic 'imperative' that we give it our best shot.
The rampant smuggling once again shows how 'imperative' and urgent it is now to bring domestic fuel prices closer to international levels.
I feel it is 'imperative' the Government provides adequate laws to empower local authorities to provide council tax payers with peace and quiet.
However, here everyday lines and notational devices are freed from the 'imperative' to represent directly.
Chief among these challenges are the need for a new type of salesperson and the 'imperative' to win acceptance of value-based prices by third-party payers.
The human desire for novelty is twinned with an equally 'imperative' desire for continuity.
Relatively recently, the 'imperative' was for restraint and moderation in sexual matters; now it is for more and better sexual gratification.
Indeed, the idea that ‘we shouldn't impose our personal moral views on other people’ sounds itself like an absolute moral 'imperative' .
As you can see, we haven't got very far in meeting our moral obligations under this 'imperative' .
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