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infinitive (s) (noun), infinitives (pl)
1. The base or unaltered form of a verb with no tense or declension that is combined with to which is used in sentences: The character of Hamlet, in the Shakespearean play by the same name, is famous for his declaration which uses the infinitive form, "To be or not to be".
2. Etymology: "a simple, uninflected form of a verb"; from Late Latin infinitivus, "unlimited, indefinite"; from Latin, infinitus, "unbounded, unlimited"' from in-, "not, opposite of" + finitus, "defining, definite", from finis, "end".
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