| imperative | | |
| imperative, imperative form, imperative mood, jussive mood | (n.) | a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior. |
| imperative | (n.) | some duty that is essential and urgent. |
| imperative | (adj.) | requiring attention or action.; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative" |
| imperative | (adj.) | relating to verbs in the imperative mood. |
| office | | |
| business office, office | (n.) | place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed.; "he rented an office in the new building" |
| agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office | (n.) | an administrative unit of government.; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" |
| function, office, part, role | (n.) | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" |
| office, power | (n.) | (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power.; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president" |
| office, office staff | (n.) | professional or clerical workers in an office.; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard" |
| office | (n.) | a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities.; "the offices of the mass" |
| berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot | (n.) | a job in an organization.; "he occupied a post in the treasury" |
| duty | | |
| duty, obligation, responsibility | (n.) | the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force.; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty" |
| duty | (n.) | work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons.; "the duties of the job" |
| duty, tariff | (n.) | a government tax on imports or exports.; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries" |
| obligation | | |
| obligation | (n.) | the state of being obligated to do or pay something.; "he is under an obligation to finish the job" |
| indebtedness, obligation | (n.) | a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor. |
| certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation | (n.) | a written promise to repay a debt. |
| obligation | (n.) | a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply. |
| about | | |
| about, astir | (adj.) | on the move.; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident" |
| about, approximately, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some | (adv.) | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" |
| about, around | (adv.) | all around or on all sides.; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her" |
| about, around | (adv.) | in the area or vicinity.; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight" |
| about, around | (adv.) | used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction.; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around" |
| about, around | (adv.) | in or to a reversed position or direction.; "about face"; "suddenly she turned around" |
| about | (adv.) | in rotation or succession.; "turn about is fair play" |
| about, almost, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh | (adv.) | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but.; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" |
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