INFINITIVE


Meaning of INFINITIVE in English

n. & adj.

--n. a form of a verb expressing the verbal notion without reference to a particular subject, tense, etc. (e.g. see in we came to see, let him see).

--adj. having this form.

Derivatives:

infinitival adj. infinitivally adv.

Etymology: L infinitivus (as IN-(1), finitivus definite f. finire finit- define)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.