adjective
    
    [more ~; most ~] formal :very important
    
    
    
    
    
    grammar :having the form that expresses a command rather than a statement or a question
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    formal :expressing a command in a forceful and confident way
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural -tives
    
    [count] formal :a command, rule, duty, etc., that is very important or necessary
    
    
    
    
    
    grammar
    
    a the imperative :the form that a verb or sentence has when it is expressing a command
    
    
    
    [count] :an imperative verb or sentence