ALL meanings of infinitive
in·fin·i·tive
I i - noun infinitive The basic form of a verb, without an inflection binding it to a particular subject or tense (e.g., see in we came to see, let him see ). 1
- noun infinitive a verb form found in many languages that functions as a noun or is used with auxiliary verbs, and that names the action or state without specifying the subject, as French venir “to come,” Latin esse “to be,” fuisse “to have been.”. 1
- noun infinitive grammar: basic verb form 1
- noun infinitive (in English) the simple or basic form of the verb, as come, take, eat, be, used after auxiliary verbs, as in I didn't come, He must be, or this simple form preceded by a function word, as to in I want to eat. 1
- adjective infinitive grammar: in or of the infinitive 1
- adjective infinitive consisting of or containing an infinitive: an infinitive construction. Abbreviation: infin. 1
- noun infinitive (grammar) the infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood). 0
- noun infinitive (grammar) A non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxiliary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form. 0
- noun infinitive (grammar) A verbal noun formed from the infinitive of a verb. 0
- adjective infinitive (grammar) Formed with the infinitive. 0
- adjective infinitive Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined. 0
- countable noun infinitive The infinitive of a verb is the basic form, for example 'do', 'be', 'take', and 'eat'. The infinitive is often used with 'to' in front of it. 0
- noun infinitive a form of the verb not inflected for grammatical categories such as tense and person and used without an overt subject. In English, the infinitive usually consists of the word to followed by the verb 0
- adjective infinitive of or connected with an infinitive 0
- noun infinitive the form of the verb that expresses existence or action without reference to person, number, or tense and can also function as a noun: in English, it is usually the form of the the first person singular present preceded by the marker to (Ex.: to go, to think) or by another verb form (Ex.: can he speak? make him try) 0