infinitive
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Late Latin infinitivus, from infinitus
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɪnfɪnɪtɪv/, /ɪnfɪnətɪv/
[edit] Noun
infinitive (plural infinitives)
- (grammar) The uninflected form of a verb. In English, this is usually formed with the verb stem preceded by 'to'. e.g. 'to sit'
- (grammar) A verbal noun formed from the infinitive of a verb
[edit] Translations
uninflected verb form
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[edit] See also
[edit] Adjective
infinitive (not comparable)
- (grammar) Formed with the infinitive
[edit] French
[edit] Adjective
infinitive f.
- feminine form of infinitif
[edit] Noun
infinitive f.
- infinitive clause (=proposition infinitive)