imperatively

ɪmˈpɛrətɪvli

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Definition of imperatively - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

urgency

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with a sense of urgency or necessity

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The evacuation was imperatively ordered due to the fire.

pressingly

urgently

behavior

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in a commanding and authoritative manner

Rare

She spoke imperatively, leaving no room for debate.

authoritatively

commandingly

peremptorily

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Origin of imperatively

Latin, imperativus (commanding)

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clear off

departure

go away often used imperatively

Examples of imperatively in a sentence

The instructions were given imperatively to ensure compliance.
He imperatively instructed the team to proceed.
The officer imperatively ordered the crowd to disperse.

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French:urgemment, avec autorité, ...
German:dringend, gebieterisch, ...
Italian:imperativamente, in modo imperativo, ...
Spanish:imperativamente, ...
Portuguese:imperativamente, autoritariamente, ...
Chinese:紧急地, 命令式地, ...
Japanese:緊急に, 命令的に, ...
Arabic:بِإِلْحَاحٍ, بِشَكْلٍ آمِرٍ, ...
Hebrew:בְּדָחוּפוּת, בְּתוֹקֶף, ...
Russian:срочно, властно, ...
Ukrainian:терміново, наказово, ...
Hindi:तत्काल, आज्ञापूर्ण तरीके से, ...
Bengali:জরুরিভাবে, আদেশমূলকভাবে, ...
Catalan:imperativament, autoritàriament, ...
Czech:naléhavě, rozkazovačně, ...
Danish:hastigt, befalende, ...
Dutch:dringend, gebiedend, ...
Greek:επειγόντως, αυταρχικά, ...
Hungarian:sürgetően, parancsolóan, ...
Khmer:ជាបន្ទាន់, ដោយបញ្ជាដាច់ខាត, ...
Korean:긴급히, 명령조로, ...
Persian:به طور فوری, به صورت فرماندهی, ...
Polish:pilnie, rozkazująco, ...
Portuguese (BR):imperativamente, de forma autoritária, ...
Romanian:imperativ, autoritativ, ...
Swedish:omedelbart, befallande, ...
Thai:อย่างเร่งด่วน, อย่างเด็ดขาด, ...
Turkish:acilen, emredici bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:một cách khẩn cấp, một cách dứt khoát, ...

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Adverb

Origin of imperatively

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