infinitive (redirected from Infinitives)

in·fin·i·tive  (n-fn-tv)

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.

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[From Middle English infinitif, of an infinitive, from Old French, from Late Latin nfntvus, unlimited, indefinite, infinitive, from Latin nfntus, infinite; see infinite.]

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infinitive [ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv]

n Grammar

(Linguistics / 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  [ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtaɪv^əl] adj

infinitively , infinitivally adv

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

infinitive - the uninflected form of the verb split 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

Translations

infinitive [ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv]

A. ADJ (Ling) → infinitivo

B. N → infinitivo m

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infinitive [ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv] n (GRAMMAR) [verb] → infinitif m

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infinitive (Gram)

adj → Infinitiv-, infinitivisch; infinitive form → Infinitivform f

n → Infinitiv m, → Grundform f; in the infinitive → im Infinitiv

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infinitive [ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv]

1. adj (Gram) → infinito/a

2. n → infinito
in the infinitive → all'infinito

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infinitive [ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv]

1. adj (Gram) → infinito/a

2. n → infinito
in the infinitive → all'infinito

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infinitive

n infinitive [inˈfinətiv]

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 . infinitiewe صيغَة المَصْدَر инфинитив infinitiv infinitiv; navnemåde der Infinitiv απαρέμφατο (γραμμ.) infinitivo tegevusnimi مصدر infinitiivi infinitif מְקוֹר הַפּוֹעַל भावार्थक संज्ञा, क्रियार्थक प्रकार infinitiv főnévi igenév infinitif nafnháttur infinito 不定詞 부정사 bendratis infinitīvs, nenoteiksme infinitif infinitief infinitiv bezokolicznik infinitivo infinitiv инфинитив neurčitok nedoločnik infinitiv infinitiv รูปกริยาที่มี to นำหน้าและทำหน้าที่เป็นนาม mastar, fiilin...-mek/mak hâli 動詞原形 неозначена форма дієслова, інфінітив فعل کی بنیادی شکل جس سے فاعل ، زمانہ وغیرہ ظاہر نہیں ہوتا nguyên thể 不定式

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infinitive → مَصْدَر infinitiv infinitiv Infinitiv απαρέμφατο infinitivo infinitiivi infinitif infinitiv infinito 不定詞 부정사 infinitief infinitiv bezokolicznik infinitivo инфинитив infinitiv รูปกริยาที่ตั้งต้นด้วย to sonsuz nguyên thể 不定词