To-infinitive

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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 nfntvus, unlimited, indefinite, infinitive, from Latin nfntus, infinite; see infinite.]

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

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Noun

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

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

infinitive (Gram)

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

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

infinitive [ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv]

1. adj (Gram) → infinito/a

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

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

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

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-osis bare infinitive Be convince convinced Convincement Convincer Convincible gotten Had as lief inf. infin. infinitival infinitive marker Infinitive mood let liked misuser non-finite	The infinitive nosse is rendered in Li by the double-gloss of p-clause or to-infinitive infinitive in Ru1 and to-infinitive by WSCp. Periphrastic renderings and their element order in Old English ... by Ogura, Michico / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies Construction types of the source lexemes Constructions willan sculan weorpan beon Suitable: 115 78 32 212 + Infinitive 109 78 -- 5 (1) + Present Part -- -- 2 7 + Past -- -- 30 200 Participle (2) [+ Finite 6 -- Clause] Unsuitable: 18 5 28 274 + NP 10 -- -- 61 + AP -- -- 6 138 + PP -- -- 15 38 Intransitive 8 5 7 37 (1) only TO-infinitives (2) only suitable for future passive Markers of futurity in Old English and the grammaticalization of ... by Wischer, Ilse / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies On the other hand, only the periphrastic infinitive is found "where such grammaticalisation is out of the question", so that "only the (for) to-infinitive is found after nouns and adjectives" (Fischer 1990: 318). Let and the "bare infinitive": an exploratory exercise in traditional ... by Anderson, John M. / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies	To work a passage To work a traverse To work at To work at arm's length To work double tides To work in To work into To work off To work out To work the goaf To work to windward To worm one's self into To wrinkle at to write the book To write to To yield the breath To- to-and-fro to-be To-beat To-break To-brest To-day to-do To-fall To-infinitive to-ing and fro-ing to-name To-rend toad toad frog toad lily Toad lizard Toad pipe toad rush Toad snatcher toad spit Toad spittle toad-in-the-hole toadeater toadfish toadflax Toadhead Toadish Toadlet toadshade toadstone toadstool toady toadying toadyish	To You with Love To Your Credit To Your Door To Your Success International TO&E TO&P To'utupu 'Oe otu Felenite Association To- to-and-fro to-and-fro murmur to-and-fro murmur to-and-fro murmur to-and-fro murmur to-and-fro ropeway to-and-fro sound to-and-fro sound to-and-fro sound to-and-fro sound to-and-fro system to-be To-beat To-break To-brest To-day to-do To-Do List to-dos To-fall to-from indicator TO-GPB To-infinitive to-ing and fro-ing To-kyo To-kyo To-morrow To-name To-night To-pa To-rend To-Shin Do To-wang TO/GA TO:C TO:KOL TO:LUCT TO:TKOL TO1 TO2 TOA Toa Kila Kitu Toa of Light Toa Payoh Sports Hall Toa Yuai Jigyo Kumiai TOAA TOAARS Toab

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-osis
bare infinitive
Be
convince
convinced
Convincement
Convincer
Convincible
gotten
Had as lief
inf.
infin.
infinitival
infinitive marker
Infinitive mood
let
liked
misuser
non-finite

The infinitive nosse is rendered in Li by the double-gloss of p-clause or to-infinitive infinitive in Ru1 and to-infinitive by WSCp.

Periphrastic renderings and their element order in Old English ... by Ogura, Michico / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies

Construction types of the source lexemes Constructions willan sculan weorpan beon Suitable: 115 78 32 212 + Infinitive 109 78 -- 5 (1) + Present Part -- -- 2 7 + Past -- -- 30 200 Participle (2) [+ Finite 6 -- Clause] Unsuitable: 18 5 28 274 + NP 10 -- -- 61 + AP -- -- 6 138 + PP -- -- 15 38 Intransitive 8 5 7 37 (1) only TO-infinitives (2) only suitable for future passive

Markers of futurity in Old English and the grammaticalization of ... by Wischer, Ilse / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies

On the other hand, only the periphrastic infinitive is found "where such grammaticalisation is out of the question", so that "only the (for) to-infinitive is found after nouns and adjectives" (Fischer 1990: 318).

Let and the "bare infinitive": an exploratory exercise in traditional ... by Anderson, John M. / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies

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