imperative mood
noun1
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences 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.1591, Shakespeare, King Henry VI, part 1:
- 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.1879, Kentucky Public Documents:
- Synonyms
- imperative, imperative mode
- Related terms
- grammatical mood