Definition of infinitives. Meaning of infinitives. Synonyms of infinitives

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Definition of infinitives

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

Meaning of infinitives from wikipedia

- known as infinitives differ from gerunds (verbal nouns) in that they do not inflect for case or occur in adpositional phrases. Instead, infinitives often...
- close syntactic unit (really-pull, not-split). Compound split infinitives, i.e., infinitives split by more than one word, usually involve a pair of adverbs...
- contemporaneous infinitives, occur at the time of the main verb. Perfect infinitives (prior infinitives) occur at a time before the main verb. ****ure infinitives (subsequent...
- c****ette in 1994. Twin Infinitives is the first full-length album released under Chicago independent label Drag City. Twin Infinitives is noted for its deconstructed...
- active and middle infinitives add -σ- to the ****ure active stem and use the same endings as the present infinitive. ****ure p****ive infinitives add -θήσεσθαι...
- adjectives from the main infinitive. The processes are the same both for simple and complex infinitives. For complex infinitives, adverbial phrases and...
- nominals, converbs and infinitives." SKY Journal of Linguistics 16: 185–237. Owl Online Writing Lab Archive: Verbals: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives...
- (infinitive sessions) is the fourth studio album by the Italian experimental rock band Star****ers, released in 2002. "Blues Off" "Drive On" "Off Blues"...
- first and last words (overrides the rules above). Capitalize the "to" in infinitives (e.g., I Want To Play Guitar). According to the Chicago Manual of Style...
- p****ive, and potential active. Further infinitives can be made using the gerundive. The present active infinitive is the second prin****l part (in regular...