second imperative

noun

The future imperative mood (second- and third-person forms possible); indicating a command that is to be carried out both now and in future.

Opposite
first imperative
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Meanings

nounsecond imperative (countable and uncountable, plural second imperatives)

plural second imperatives

  1. uncountablegrammarThe future imperative mood (second- and third-person forms possible); indicating a command that is to be carried out both now and in future.
  2. countablegrammarA verb form in the second imperative.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
first imperative
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APA

second imperative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20imperative

MLA

“second imperative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20imperative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second imperative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20imperative.

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