bare infinitive

bare in·fin·i·tive

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Definitions of bare infinitive words

noun bare infinitive an infinitive verb form without to, used with certain auxiliary verbs , as in I must go. All I did was ask. We might win. 1
noun bare infinitive (English grammar) The infinitive form of a verb, without the particle to. 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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