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infinitive
infinitiveAn infinitive is the most basic form of a verb. It is “unmarked” (which means that it is not conjugated for tense or person), and it is preceded by the particle to. Infinitives are known as non-finite verbs, meaning they do not express actions being performed by the subjects of clauses. Instead, infinitives function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs to describe actions as ideas. Infinitives are distinct from a similar construction known as bare infinitives or the base forms of verbs, which are simply infinitives without the particle to.Continue reading...in·fin·i·tive I0129900 (ĭn-fĭn′ĭ-tĭv)n. Abbr. inf. or infin. 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.
[From Middle English infinitif, of an infinitive, from Old French, from Late Latin īnfīnītīvus, unlimited, indefinite, infinitive, from Latin īnfīnītus, infinite; see infinite.]infinitive (ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv) n (Grammar) a form of the verb not inflected for grammatical categories such as tense and person and used without an overt subject. In English, the infinitive usually consists of the word to followed by the verb infinitival adj inˈfinitively, ˌinfiniˈtivally advin•fin•i•tive (ɪnˈfɪn ɪ tɪv)
n. 1. a nonfinite verb form, in many languages the simple or basic form of the verb, that names the action or state without specifying the subject and that functions as a noun or is used with auxiliary verbs or, in English, after the word to, as eat in I want to eat. adj. 2. consisting of or containing an infinitive: an infinitive clause. Abbr.: infin. [1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin infīnītīvus, derivative of Latin infīnīt(us) indefinite, infinitival] infinitiveThe basic uninflected form of a verb, usually accompanied by “to” as in “to be.”Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | infinitive - the uninflected form of the verbsplit infinitive - an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go')verb - the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence |
Translationsinfinitive (inˈfinətiv) noun the part of the verb used in English with or without to, that expresses an action but has no subject. The sentence `You need not stay if you want to go' contains two infinitives, stay and go. 動詞原形 不定式infinitive
infinitiveAn infinitive is the most basic form of a verb. It is “unmarked” (which means that it is not conjugated for tense or person), and it is preceded by the particle to. Infinitives are known as non-finite verbs, meaning they do not express actions being performed by the subjects of clauses. Instead, infinitives function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs to describe actions as ideas. Infinitives are distinct from a similar construction known as bare infinitives or the base forms of verbs, which are simply infinitives without the particle to.Continue reading...infinitive: see moodmood
or mode,
in verb inflection, the forms of a verb that indicate its manner of doing or being. In English the forms are called indicative (for direct statement or question or to express an uncertain condition, e.g.
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[O.Fr., from Lat.,=time], in the grammar of many languages, a category of time distinctions expressed by any conjugated form of a verb. In Latin inflection the tense of a verb is indicated by a suffix that also indicates the verb's voice, mood, person, and number.
..... Click the link for more information. .Infinitive an indefinite form of the verb that can function syntactically as the substantive to provide the general name for an action or process, in many languages without reference to person, number, tense, or mood. It can have aspect, voice, and sometimes tense. A number of languages have various forms of the infinitive. MedicalSeemoodAcronymsSeeINFinfinitive
Related to infinitive: bare infinitive, split infinitiveWords related to infinitivenoun the uninflected form of the verbRelated Words |