noun

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(grammar) the infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood)

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(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.

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(grammar) A verbal noun formed from the infinitive of a verb.

Examples of infinitives in a Sentence

A curious fact, and one which has arisen since the 15th century, is the addition of a paragogic C to those infinitives which are accentedon the radical; in a portion of the Catalan domain one hears creurer, veurer.

As in Provenal, the past participle of a large ntimber of verbs of the 2nd and 3rd conjugations is formed, not from the infinitive, but from the perfect (pogut, volgut, tingut suggest the perfects poch, volch, tinch, and not the infinitives poder, voler, tenir).

Avoid using split infinitives - they are widely considered to be poor style.

Non-finite verb forms include infinitives and participles, plus some derived adjectives.

There were no infinitives in the passage above, but see if you can find the infinitives in the following excerpt.

It is hilarious that an invented prohibition of splitting infinitives should have such an impact even today without people even knowing why.

Most non-complement infinitives are purpose infinitives, but we do not further distinguish types.

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