infinitive

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin infinitivus, from infinitus

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɪnfɪnɪtɪv/, /ɪnfɪnətɪv/

[edit] Noun

infinitive (plural infinitives)

  1. (grammar) The uninflected form of a verb. In English, this is usually formed with the verb stem preceded by 'to'. e.g. 'to sit'
  2. (grammar) A verbal noun formed from the infinitive of a verb

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[edit] Adjective

infinitive (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) Formed with the infinitive

[edit] French

[edit] Adjective

infinitive f.

  1. feminine form of infinitif

[edit] Noun

infinitive f.

  1. infinitive clause (=proposition infinitive)
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