infinitive

Meaning

Noun

1. The infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood).
2. 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.
3. A verbal noun formed from the infinitive of a verb.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Formed with the infinitive.
2. (not-comparable) Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined.

Synonyms

possessive

benefactive

infinitival

verbal noun

Translations

infinitif

infinitivo

Infinitiv

infinitief

infinito

infinitivo

onbepaalde wijs

απαρέμφατο

infinitiu

Nennform

مصدر

infinitivo

infinitivus

mastar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/

Etymology

From Middle English infenitife (“without end, in perpetuity”), from Late Latin īnfīnītīvus (“unlimited, indefinite”), from Latin īnfīnītus (“unlimited, infinite”). By surface analysis, infinite + -ive.