imperative mood
nounDefinitions
The grammatical mood generally expressing a command, though also used to express a…
The grammatical mood generally expressing a command, though also used to express a request or permission.
- Go to the gates of Bourdeaux, trumpeter: Summon their general unto the wall.
- According to the definition of the imperative, this mood can express nothing but a command. Yet verbs of imperative form may also express entreaty or permission, as may, indeed, the indicative and the generally so-called potential.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA