Burning vs. Imperative — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Burning and Imperative
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Burning
Marked by flames or intense heat
A burning sun.
Imperative
Necessary or urgent
"It is imperative that we continue to move with speed to make housing more affordable" (Timothy Geithner).
Burning
Characterized by intense emotion; passionate
A burning desire for justice.
Imperative
Expressing a command or plea; peremptory
Requests that grew more and more imperative.
Burning
Of immediate import; urgent
"the issues that seem so burning in Washington" (John F. Kennedy).
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Imperative
(Grammar) Of, relating to, or constituting the mood that expresses a command or request.
Burning
Present participle of burn
Imperative
A rule, principle, or need that requires or compels certain action
"the internal tension in [military] doctrine, between the desire to prescribe a common way of fighting and the imperative of adjusting particular military actions to circumstances" (Eliot A. Cohen).
Burning
So hot as to seem to burn (something).
The burning sun
Imperative
A command; an order.
Burning
Feeling very hot.
Burning skin
Imperative
The imperative mood.
Burning
Feeling great passion.
Her burning heart
Imperative
A verb form of the imperative mood.
Burning
Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful.
Burning zeal
Imperative
Essential; crucial; extremely important.
That you come here right now is imperative.
Burning
Being keenly discussed.
A burning question; a burning issue
Imperative
(grammar) Of, or relating to the imperative mood.
Burning
On fire.
Imperative
(computing theory) Having semantics that incorporates mutable variables.
Burning
The act by which something burns or is burned.
Imperative
Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive.
Imperative orders
Burning
A fire.
The burnings continued all day.
Imperative
The grammatical mood expressing an order (see jussive). In English, the imperative form of a verb is the same as that of the bare infinitive.
The verbs in sentences like "Do it!" and "Say what you like!" are in the imperative.
Burning
(cryptocurrency) purposefully remove certain number of coins in circulation, by sending it to a public address where the private keys cannot be obtained (called burn address, eater address or black hole), usually should be available on the blockchain for anyone to review such a transaction. It’s a one-way address with no ability to reverse the transaction or withdraw the coins. For all practical purposes, the asset no longer exists (it has been “burned”). The act of burning effectively removes tokens from the available supply.
Imperative
A verb in imperative mood.
Burning
A fiery pain.
Imperative
(countable) An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.
Visiting Berlin is an imperative.
Burning
That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery.
Imperative
Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders.
The suit of kings are imperative.
Burning
Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful; as, burning zeal.
Like a young hound upon a burning scent.
Imperative
Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order.
Burning
The act of consuming by fire or heat, or of subjecting to the effect of fire or heat; the state of being on fire or excessively heated.
Imperative
Expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as, the imperative mood.
Burning
The act of burning something;
The burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance
Imperative
The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.
Burning
Pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
Imperative
A mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
Burning
A process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
Imperative
Some duty that is essential and urgent
Burning
Execution by electricity
Imperative
Requiring attention or action;
As nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative
Requests that grew more and more imperative
Burning
Execution by fire
Imperative
Relating to verbs in the imperative mood
Burning
Producing or having a painfully hot sensation;
Begged for water to soothe his burning throat
Burning
Intensely hot;
A burning fever
The burning sand
Burning
Characterized by intense emotion;
Ardent love
An ardent lover
A burning enthusiasm
A fervent desire to change society
A fervent admirer
Fiery oratory
An impassioned appeal
A torrid love affair
Burning
Lighted up by or as by fire or flame;
Forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning
Even the car's tires were aflame
A night aflare with fireworks
Candles alight on the tables
Blazing logs in the fireplace
A burning cigarette
A flaming crackling fire
Houses on fire
Burning
Of immediate import;
Burning issues of the day
Burning
Consuming fuel; used in combination;
Coal-burning (or wood-burning) stoves
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