infinitive clause
1infinitive clause — Gram. a clause containing an infinitive as its main or only verb form, as to speak clearly in Try to speak clearly. Also called infinitive phrase. * * * …
2infinitive clause — Gram. a clause containing an infinitive as its main or only verb form, as to speak clearly in Try to speak clearly. Also called infinitive phrase …
3infinitive — in•fin•i•tive [[t]ɪnˈfɪn ɪ tɪv[/t]] n. 1) gram. a nonfinite verb form, in many languages the simple or basic form of the verb, that names the action or state without specifying the subject and that functions as a noun or is used with auxiliary… …
4Clause — ist die Wortgruppe im Satz, die aus einem finiten Verb (Personalform eines Verbs) und den von ihm abhängigen Wörtern besteht.[1] Der Begriff wird in der Quantitativen Linguistik oft als leicht bestimmbare, annähernde Entsprechung zu und damit… …
5Infinitive — In grammar, infinitive is the name for certain verb forms that exist in many languages. In the usual (traditional) description of English, the infinitive of a verb is its basic form with or without the particle to: therefore, do and to do, be and …
6infinitive — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bare ▪ Modal verbs generally take the bare infinitive. ▪ perfect ▪ You use ‘have’ to form the perfect infinitive of a verb. ▪ passive …
7Clause — For other uses, see Clause (disambiguation). In grammar, a clause is the smallest grammatical unit that can express a complete proposition[1]. In some languages it may be a pair or group of words that consists of a subject and a predicate,… …
8clause — noun 1 in a legal document ADJECTIVE ▪ confidentiality, indemnity, penalty ▪ The penalty clause specifies that late delivery will be fined. ▪ escape, exclusion, exemption …
9'To'-infinitive clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A to infinitive clause is a subordinate clause beginning with a to infinitive that is, to and the base form of a verb. She began to laugh. Christopher and I went to see him. I wanted to be popular. A to infinitive clause can include… …
10'to'-infinitive clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A to infinitive clause is a subordinate clause beginning with a to infinitive that is, to and the base form of a verb. She began to laugh. Christopher and I went to see him. I wanted to be popular. A to infinitive clause can include… …
