mode vs imperative

imperative vs mode

mode and imperative both are nouns.

mode is not an adjective while imperative is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mode	Yes	No	No	No
imperative	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, imperative is a hyponym of mode; that is, imperative is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mode:

mode: verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
imperative: a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior

Other hyponyms of mode include common mood, declarative, declarative mood, fact mood, indicative, indicative mood, subjunctive, subjunctive mood, optative, optative mood, imperative form, imperative mood, jussive mood, interrogative, interrogative mood.

mode (noun)	imperative (noun)
how something is done or how it happens	some duty that is essential and urgent
the most frequent value of a random variable	a verb in the imperative mood.
any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave	a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
a particular functioning condition or arrangement

mode (adjective)	imperative (adjective)
	requiring attention or action
	relating to verbs in the imperative mood

Difference between mode and imperative

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