infinitive
US: /ˌɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/
UK: /ɪnfˈɪnɪtˌɪv/
UK: /ɪnfˈɪnɪtˌɪv/
English Vietnamese dictionary
infinitive /in'finitiv/
- tính từ
- (ngôn ngữ học) vô định
- (ngôn ngữ học) vô định
- danh từ
- (ngôn ngữ học) lối vô định
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
(grammar) the basic form of a verb such as be or run. In English, an infinitive is used by itself, as is swim in She can swim, or with to as in She likes to swim.
Idioms see SPLIT v.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
bare
Modal verbs generally take the bare infinitive.
| perfect
You use ‘have’ to form the perfect infinitive of a verb.
| passive | split
The use of the split infinitive is now generally acceptable.
VERB + INFINITIVE
form | take | split
