Definition:
The form of the verb that makes direct commands and requests. See also: imperative sentence.
Etymology:
From the Latin, "command"Examples:
- "Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity."
(Christopher Morley) - "Go to the edge of the cliff and jump off. Build your own wings on the way down."
(Ray Bradbury) - "If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee."
(Abraham Lincoln) - "Let the river rock you like a cradle
Climb to the treetops, child, if you're able
Let your hands tie a knot across the table.
Come and touch the things you cannot feel.
And close your fingertips and fly where I can't hold you
Let the sun-rain fall and let the dewy clouds enfold you
And maybe you can sing to me the words I just told you,
If all the things you feel ain't what they seem.
And don't mind me 'cause I ain't nothin' but a dream.
(lyrics by Jerry Merrick, sung by Richie Havens, "Follow") - "Shut up, Brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip!"
(Homer Simson of The Simpsons) - "Never give in in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."
(Winston Churchill) - "Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights.
Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight."
(Bob Marley, "Get Up, Stand Up!") - "Think small."
(Volkswagen advertising slogan) - "Just do it."
(Nike advertising slogan)
Pronunciation: im-PAR-uh-tiv mood
