Imperative
Imperative adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Present and imperative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Present" instead an adjective "Imperative".
Nearby Words: imperious, imperatively
Present
Present adjective - Existing or in progress right now.
Imperative and present are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Imperative" instead an adjective "Present".
Both words in one sentence
- His mind was not in his body, until suddenly it was imperative for him to be present to fight the darkness and chaos.
- This contradicts imperative: zerg must present no danger to leader of Swarm.
- The Indicative Mood has all six Tenses; the Subjunctive Mood has four (it lacks the Future and Future Perfect); the Imperative Mood has only two, the Present and Future; and the Infinitive Mood has three Tenses: Present, Perfect, and Future.
Source: Useful Notes / Latin Language
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