Definition of infinitive Infinitive
/ɪnfɪˈnɪtɪv/ - [infinitiv] - in•fin•i•tive
We found 12 definitions of infinitive from 7 different sources.
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What does infinitive mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: infinitives |
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| infinitive - the uninflected form of the verb | ||
| verb the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence | ||
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Wiktionary 
- infinitive (Noun)
The uninflected form of a verb. In English, this is usually formed with the verb stem preceded by 'to'. e. g. 'to sit'. - infinitive (Noun)
A verbal noun formed from the infinitive of a verb. - infinitive (Adjective)
Formed with the infinitive. - infinitive (Adjective)
Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- infinitive (n.)
Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined. - infinitive (n.)
An infinitive form of the verb; a verb in the infinitive mood; the infinitive mood. - infinitive (adv.)
In the manner of an infinitive mood.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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infinitive
Basic form of a verb.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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infinitive
in-fin′it-iv, adj. (lit.) unlimited, unrestricted: (gram.) the mood of the verb which expresses the idea without person or number.—adj. Infinitī′val.—adv. Infin′itively. [Fr.,—L. infinitivus.]
Wikipedia 
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An infinitive is a special type of a verb. It has no person, no number, no mood and no tense.
After a modal verb you must use an infinitive. For example: "I must go", "he must go" ("he must goes" is not correct)
In German, the infinitives end with "-en", "-eln" or "-ern". There are 2 exceptions - "sein" (to be) and "tun" (to do).
In Esperanto, the infinitives end with "-i", for example "dormi" (to sleep)
1. simple infinitive e.g. to write
2. continuous infinitive e.g. to be working
3. perfect infinitive e.g. to have written
4. prefect continuous infinitive e.g. to have been working
5. passive infinitive e.g. to be written
6. passive perfect infinitive e.g. to have been written
Part of speech
🔤- infinitive, noun, singular of infinitives.
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