bare infinitive
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bare infinitive — n. (English grammar) infinitive without the word to (e.g.: She must go to the mall the verb go is the bare infinitive ) … English contemporary dictionary
bare infinitive — /bɛər ɪnˈfɪnətɪv/ (say bairr in finuhtiv) noun Grammar → infinitive (def. 1) …
Bare infinitive — … Википедия
infinitive — The infinitive of a verb is its simplest uninflected form, and the form that appears as the headword in dictionaries. When used in sentences, there are two basic kinds of infinitive: (1) the bare infinitive, identical to the form just mentioned,… … Modern English usage
Infinitive — In grammar, infinitive is the name for certain verb forms that exist in many languages. In the usual (traditional) description of English, the infinitive of a verb is its basic form with or without the particle to: therefore, do and to do, be and … Wikipedia
bare — bare1 [beə US ber] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(without clothes)¦ 2¦(land/trees)¦ 3¦(not covered/empty)¦ 4 the bare facts 5¦(smallest amount necessary)¦ 6 the bare bones 7 lay something bare 8 with your bare hands 9 bare infinitive ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; … Dictionary of contemporary English
infinitive — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bare ▪ Modal verbs generally take the bare infinitive. ▪ perfect ▪ You use ‘have’ to form the perfect infinitive of a verb. ▪ passive … Collocations dictionary
infinitive */ — UK [ɪnˈfɪnətɪv] / US [ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv] noun [countable] Word forms infinitive : singular infinitive plural infinitives linguistics the basic form of a verb. In English, this form of the verb together with the word to in front of it is usually called a … English dictionary
infinitive — /ɪnˈfɪnətɪv / (say in finuhtiv) Grammar –noun 1. Also, bare infinitive. (in English) the simple form of the verb (come, take, eat) used after certain other verbs (I didn t eat), or this simple form preceded by to (the marked infinit …
infinitive — in|fin|i|tive [ ın fınıtıv ] noun count LINGUISTICS * the basic form of a verb. In English, this form of the verb together with the word to in front of it is usually called a to infinitive and the verb form on its own is usually called a bare… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
