Infinitive

/ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/

Synonyms for "infinitive" (15 found)

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Noun(1 words)

infinitive clause

Noun(5 words)

nonfinitenonfinite clausenonfinite formnonfinite verbto be

Noun(6 words)

to-infinitiveto-infinitive phraseunmarked infinitiveverb formverbal nonfinitezero infinitive

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5 relation types

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grammar constructiongrammar termgrammatical formnon-finite clausenon-finite verb formverbverbal form

8 entries

after causative verbsafter modal verbsbare infinitivebare infinitive phrasesplit infinitiveto infinitiveto-infinitiveto-infinitive phrase

7 entries

bare infinitiveinfinitival clauseinfinitive clauseinfinitive forminfinitive phrasenonfinite verb formto-infinitive

3 entries

infinitivesmore infinitivemost infinitive

3 entries

15 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

There are two ways of using the infinitive as an adjective, 1. attributive, 2. predicative. Naturally 2. is a subject complement.

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'Needless to say' is often used as an idiomatic expression in the infinitive.

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An infinitive without a 'to' attached is called a bare infinitive.

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Maybe, I need to use some infinitive construction?

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