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infinitive
adjective(in-fin-i-tive)
formed with the infinitive
infinitive
noun(in-fin-i-tive)
a verb form normally identical in English with the first person singular that performs some functions of a noun and at the same time displays some characteristics of a verb and that is used with to (as in "I asked him to go") except with auxiliary and various other verbs (as in "no one saw him leave")
infinitive
noun(in-fin-i-tive)
an infinitive with to having a modifier between the to and the verbal (as in "to really start")

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