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bare infinitive

bare infinitive noun: the infinitive form of an English verb without the particle to; a comparable infinitive in other Germanic languages, e.g. a German infinitive without a preceding "zu", or a Swedish one without a preceding "att".

Noun

bare infinitive (plural bare infinitives)

  1. The infinitive form of an English verb without the particle to; a comparable infinitive in other Germanic languages, e.g. a German infinitive without a preceding "zu", or a Swedish one without a preceding "att".

Antonyms of bare infinitive

Forms of bare infinitive

pluralbare infinitives

Questions about bare infinitive

What does bare infinitive mean?
Bare infinitive means the infinitive form of an English verb without the particle to; a comparable infinitive in other Germanic languages, e.g. a German infinitive without a preceding "zu", or a Swedish one without a preceding "att".
What part of speech is bare infinitive?
Bare infinitive is a noun.
What is the plural of bare infinitive?
The plural of bare infinitive is bare infinitives.

Words near bare infinitive in the dictionary

  1. bare hand
  2. bare handed
  3. bare handing
  4. bare hands
  5. bare in mind
  6. bare infinitive
  7. bare infinitives
  8. bare it all
  9. bare king
  10. bare knuckle
  11. bare knuckled

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