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Infinitive

British pronunciation/ɪnfˈɪnɪtˌɪv/
American pronunciation/ˌɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/
Infinitive
[NOUN]
1

(grammar) the root form of a verb

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Examples
1Verbs that take both the infinitive and the finite clause as their object.
2Here, No. 3, infinitives can be subject complements.
3This sentence requires a split infinitive.
4So yes, and we need the infinitive.
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