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How to pronounce “imperative”
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Pronunciation guide for imperative
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of imperative with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- True Play: The Future of Education
From 2001 to 2002, Ms. Cheng takes this imperative
- Definition summary
- Essential; crucial; extremely important.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce imperative
True Play: The Future of Education
From 2001 to 2002, Ms. Cheng takes this imperative
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “imperative”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Essential; crucial; extremely important.
- (grammar) Of, or relating to the imperative mood.
- (computing theory) Having semantics that incorporates mutable variables.
- Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive.
- [Noun]
- (uncountable, grammar) The grammatical mood expressing an order (see jussive). In English, the imperative form of a verb is the same as that of the bare infinitive.
- (countable, grammar) A verb in the imperative mood.
- (countable) An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.
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