imperatives

noun

1. 1

   (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.

   “The verbs in sentences like "Do it!" and "Say what you like!" are in the imperative.”

2. 2

   (grammar) A verb in imperative mood.

3. 3

   An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.

   “Visiting Berlin is an imperative.”