infinitive

B1 Topic:Food & Drink

US /ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/ See IPA manual

Freq #81891

Meanings

1

noun
The basic form of a verb, usually used with "to", as in "to run" or "to eat".

In the sentence "I want to leave", the infinitive is "to leave".
2

adj
Relating to or formed with the infinitive form of a verb.

The grammar book explains the infinitive form in detail.

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Forms infinitives

Derived forms infinitivalinfinitivelyto-infinitivezu-infinitive

Related forms gerundlemma supine verb

Etymology

From Middle English infenitife (“without end, in perpetuity”), from Late Latin īnfīnītīvus (“unlimited, indefinite”), from Latin īnfīnītus (“unlimited, infinite”). By surface analysis, infinite + -ive.

infenitife Middle English īnfīnītīvus la-lat īnfīnītus Latin

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# infinitive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/
**Frequency rank:** 81891

## Meanings
1. The basic form of a verb, usually used with "to", as in "to run" or "to eat".
2. Relating to or formed with the infinitive form of a verb.

## Examples
- In the sentence "I want to leave", the infinitive is "to leave".
- The grammar book explains the infinitive form in detail.

## Derived Forms
- infinitival
- infinitively
- to-infinitive
- zu-infinitive

## Related Forms
- gerund
- lemma
- supine
- verb

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: infenitife
- Root: īnfīnītīvus
- Root: īnfīnītus

## Etymology
From Middle English infenitife (“without end, in perpetuity”), from Late Latin īnfīnītīvus (“unlimited, indefinite”), from Latin īnfīnītus (“unlimited, infinite”). By surface analysis, infinite + -ive.

## AI Etymology
Infinitive comes from Middle English infenitife (“without end, in perpetuity”), from Late Latin īnfīnītīvus (“unlimited, indefinite”), from Latin īnfīnītus (“unlimited, infinite”). By surface analysis, infinite + -ive. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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