HyperDic: infinitive

English > 1 sense of the word infinitive:
NOUNcommunicationinfinitivethe uninflected form of the verb
infinitive > pronunciation
Soundsihnfih'nihtihv
Rhymesabortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv...
English > infinitive: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe uninflected form of the verb.
Narrowersplit infinitiveAn infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g., 'to boldly go')
BroaderverbThe word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
Spanishinfinitivo, modo infinitivo
Catalaninfinitiu
Adjectivesinfinitivalrelating to or formed with the infinitive

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