(grammar) the basic form of a verb such as be or run. In English, an infinitive is used by itself, as is swim in She can swim, or with to as in She likes to swim.
IDIOMS see SPLITv.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of infinitive come from?
This entry for infinitive is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is infinitive a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, infinitive is tagged as noun.
Does infinitive appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — infinitive appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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