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Definitions for Infinitive

[1] 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.”
[2] (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.
[3] consisting of or containing an infinitive: an infinitive construction. Abbreviation : infin.
[4] 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

Words related to Infinitive

deponent, gerund, participle

Words nearby Infinitive

infinite regress, infinite series, infinitesimal, infinitesimal calculus, infinitival, infinitive, infinitive clause, infinitive marker, infinitize, infinitude, infinity

Origin of Infinitive

1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin infīnītīvus indefinite, equivalent to in- in-3 + fīnītīvus definite; see finite, -ive

Other words from Infinitive

in·fin·i·tive·ly , adverb

Synonyms for Infinitive

deponent, gerund, participle, verbification