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Infin"itive
(), n.[L. infinitivus: cf. F. infinitif. See Infinite.] Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined.
Infinitive mood (Gram.), that form of the verb which merely names the action, and performs the office of a verbal noun. Some grammarians make two forms in English: (a) The simple form, as, speak, go, hear, before which to is commonly placed, as, to speak; to go; to hear. (b) The form of the imperfect participle, called the infinitive in -ing; as, going is as easy as standing. With the auxiliary verbs may, can, must, might, could, would, and should, the simple infinitive is expressed without to; as, you may speak; they must hear, etc. The infinitive usually omits to with the verbs let, dare, do, bid, make, see, hear, need, etc.; as, let me go; you dare not tell; make him work; hear him talk, etc.
In Anglo-Saxon, the simple infinitive was not preceded by to (the sign of modern simple infinitive), but it had a dative form (sometimes called the gerundial infinitive) which was pr
Infin"itive
n.(Gram.) An infinitive form of the verb; a verb in the infinitive mood; the infinitive mood.
Infin"itive
adv.(Gram.) In the manner of an infinitive mood.
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