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infinitive

/ɪnˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv/

Traduction: Nom désignant la forme de base et non conjuguée d'un verbe, généralement précédée de 'to' en anglais (par exemple, 'to run', 'to be').

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noun

/ɪnˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv/B2formal
  • frNom désignant la forme de base et non conjuguée d'un verbe, généralement précédée de 'to' en anglais (par exemple, 'to run', 'to be').

A noun referring to the basic, uninflected form of a verb, typically preceded by 'to' in English (e.g., 'to run', 'to be').

  1. Basic verb formB1formal

    The base, uninflected form of a verb, typically preceded by 'to' in English.

    frinfinitif

    • In the sentence 'I want to go,' 'to go' is an infinitive.
    • The infinitive form of 'ran' is 'to run'.
    • She needs to learn how to use the infinitive correctly.
Formes
  • infinitives plural form
  • infinitives' possessive plural form
  • infinitive's possessive singular form