infinitive

[infinitive]

"To be or not to be?" In his most famous line, Hamlet was using the infinitive form of the verb "be." The infinitive form of a verb is its most basic form, usually its "to" version.

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Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined.

Noun
the uninflected form of the verb

Adjective S.
not having inflections to indicate tense

Adjective
formed with the infinitive; "an infinitive phrase"


n.
Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined.

n.
An infinitive form of the verb; a verb in the infinitive mood; the infinitive mood.

adv.
In the manner of an infinitive mood.


Infinitive

In*fin"i*tive , n. [L. infinitivus: cf. F. infinitif. See Infinite.] 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. 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. &hand; 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. 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).

Infinitive

In*fin"i*tive, n. (Gram.) An infinitive form of the verb; a verb in the infinitive mood; the infinitive mood.

Infinitive

In*fin"i*tive, adv. (Gram.) In the manner of an infinitive mood.

Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined.

An infinitive form of the verb; a verb in the infinitive mood; the infinitive mood.

In the manner of an infinitive mood.

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