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split infinitives

split infinitives is the plural of split infinitive.

Meaning of split infinitive

Noun

split infinitive (plural split infinitives)

  1. An infinitive with one or more modifiers inserted between the to and the verb.
    • Yeah, Ronnie! (or, the Split Infinitive of the Year, possibly the Century) – on being asked if the New York Times report was true that the 1983 deficit will be $124 billion, rather than the $91.5 billion in the Reagan budget … A: 'I couldn't answer until we have to, by law, shortly, in a couple of...1982 April 4, Nick Clarke, quoting Alistair Cooke, “Keeping in Touch”, in Alistair Cooke: A Biography, 1st U.S. edition, New York, N.Y.: Arcade Publishing, published 2000, →ISBN, page 487

Questions about split infinitives

What is split infinitives the plural of?
Split infinitives is the plural of split infinitive.

Words near split infinitives in the dictionary

  1. split hand syndrome
  2. split head
  3. split heads
  4. split horizon
  5. split infinitive
  6. split infinitives
  7. split key
  8. split keys
  9. Split Lake
  10. split leather
  11. split level

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