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extremely important and urgent
Long-term investing is risky, and careful planning is imperative.
It is imperative that these claims are dealt with quickly.
It was imperative to maintain peace and stability in the region.
an imperative voice or way of speaking is confident and determined and shows that you expect to be obeyed
the imperative form of a verb expresses an order to do something