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in·fin·i·tive Listen to audio/ɪnˈfɪnətɪv/ noun
plural in·fin·i·tives
[count] grammar : the basic form of a verb In English the infinitive form of a verb is usually used with to (I asked him to go) except with modal verbs like should and could (He should go) and certain other verbs like see and hear (I saw him go).see also split infinitive
— infinitive adjective
an infinitive clause/form/phrase

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