Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

to-infinitive

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: to-in-fini-tive
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The English infinitive verb form when introduced by the particle to.

Example Sentences

"As it turned out, much previous work on the subject is based on two assumptions about the situation of the to'''-infinitive in OE that have never been tested, but have, through constant reiteration, achieved the status of axioms: first, that the categorial status of the to'''-infinitive in OE is PP; and secondly, that the to'''-infinitive spread at the expense of the infinitive without to, the bare infinitive (see below, §§1.2 and 1.3)."

Inflected Forms

to-infinitives (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bare infinitive

Synonyms

full infinitive marked infinitive

Questions

What does to-infinitive mean?: The English infinitive verb form when introduced by the particle to.

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