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Definitions of infinitive in various dictionaries:
noun - the uninflected form of the verb
INFINITIVE - Infinitive (abbreviated INF) is a grammatical term referring to certain verb forms existing in many languages, most often used as non-finite verb s. A...
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| Verbs are divided according to whether this form ends in -ar, -er or -ir |
| Each Latin verb has 6 of these, including the perfect passive one, like optatus esse, "to have been desired" |
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| A verb form that functions as a substantive while retaining certain verbal characteristics, such as modification by adverbs, and that in English may be preceded by to, as in To go willingly is to show strength or We want him to work harder, or may also occur without to, as in She had them read the letter or We may finish today. See Usage Note at split infinitive. |
| the basic form of a verb, without an inflection binding it to a particular subject or tense (e.g. iseei in iwe came to seei, ilet him seei ). |
| the basic form of a verb that usually follows "to": |
| the basic form of a verb, usually following "to" or another verb form: |
| the uninflected form of the verb |
| formed with the infinitive |
| not having inflections to indicate tense |
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Infinitive (abbreviated INF) is a grammatical term referring to certain verb forms existing in many languages, most often used as non-finite verbs. As with many linguistic concepts, there is not a single definition applicable to all languages. The word is derived from Late Latin [modus] infinitivus, a derivative of infinitus meaning "unlimited". * In traditional descriptions of English, the infinitive is the basic dictionary form of a verb when used non-finitely, with or without the particle to. Thus to go is an infinitive, as is go in a sentence like "I must go there" (but not in "I go there", where it is a finite verb). The form without to is called the bare infinitive, and the form with to is called the full infinitive or to-infinitive. * In many other languages the infinitive is a single word, often with a characteristic inflective ending, like morir ("(to) die") in Spanish, manger ("(to) eat") in French, portare ("(to) carry") in Latin, lieben ("(to) love") in German, etc. However som |