D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Infinitive

/ĭnˌ-fĭn'-ĭt-ĭv/ · In·fin·i·tive · IPA /ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/
01 n. Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined.
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    Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined.
Phrases & compounds
Infinitive mood — 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.
02 n. An infinitive form of the verb; a verb in the infinitive mood; the infinitive mood.
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    An infinitive form of the verb; a verb in the infinitive mood; the infinitive mood.(Gram.)
03 adv. In the manner of an infinitive mood.
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    In the manner of an infinitive mood.(Gram.)