infinitive
(noun) the uninflected form of the verb
Source: WordNet® 3.1
infinitive (plural infinitives)
(grammar) the infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood)
• s.a, Henry Tindall, A grammar and vocabulary of the Namaqua-Hottentot language, p. 38
(grammar) A non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxiliary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form.
(grammar) A verbal noun formed from the infinitive of a verb.
• (mood or mode): grammatical mood, mood, mode
• (verb (form)): verb
infinitive (not comparable)
(grammar) Formed with the infinitive.
Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined.
Source: Wiktionary
In*fin"i*tive, n. Etym: [L. infinitivus: cf. F. infinitif. See Infinite.]
Definition: Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined. Infinitive mood (Gram.), that form of the verb which merely names the action, and performs the office of a verbal noun. Some grammarians make two forms in English: (a) The simple form, as, speak, go, hear, before which to is commonly placed, as, to speak; to go; to hear. (b) The form of the imperfect participle, called the infinitive in -ing; as, going is as easy as standing.
Note: With the auxiliary verbs may, can, must, might, could, would, and should, the simple infinitive is expressed without to; as, you may speak; they must hear, etc. The infinitive usually omits to with the verbs let, dare, do, bid, make, see, hear, need, etc.; as, let me go; you dare not tell; make him work; hear him talk, etc.
Note: In Anglo-Saxon, the simple infinitive was not preceded by to (the sign of modern simple infinitive), but it had a dative form (sometimes called the gerundial infinitive) which was preceded by to, and was chiefly employed in expressing purpose. See Gerund, 2.
Note: The gerundial ending (-anne) not only took the same form as the simple infinitive (-an), but it was confounded with the present participle in -ende, or -inde (later -inge).
In*fin"i*tive, n. (Gram.)
Definition: An infinitive form of the verb; a verb in the infinitive mood; the infinitive mood.
In*fin"i*tive, adv. (Gram.)
Definition: In the manner of an infinitive mood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 February 2025
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