- nonfinite verb
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a verb form that does not indicate person or number; in English, the infinitive and participles.[1970-75]
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nonfinite verb
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nonfinite verb — a verb form that does not indicate person or number; in English, the infinitive and participles. [1970 75] … Useful english dictionary
nonfinite clause — /non fuy nuyt/ a clause with a nonfinite verb or with no verb, as the hour being late in The hour being late, we left. [1970 75] * * * … Universalium
nonfinite clause — /non fuy nuyt/ a clause with a nonfinite verb or with no verb, as the hour being late in The hour being late, we left. [1970 75] … Useful english dictionary
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Scandinavian languages — Introduction also called North Germanic languages group of Germanic languages consisting of modern standard Danish (Danish language), Swedish (Swedish language), Norwegian (Norwegian language) (Dano Norwegian and New Norwegian), Icelandic… … Universalium
non·fi·nite — /ˈnɑːnˈfaıˌnaıt/ adj grammar : not showing differences in tense, grammatical person, or number : not finite “Be” in “I m going to be a teacher when I grow up” is a nonfinite verb. “Standing” is one of the verb s nonfinite forms … Useful english dictionary
Dravidian languages — For other uses, see Dravidian (disambiguation). Dravidian Geographic distribution: South Asia Linguistic classification: Dravidian Proto language: Proto Dravidian Subdivisions: Northern Cen … Wikipedia
verbid — /verr bid/, n. Gram. a nonfinite verb form; a verbal; an infinitive, participle, or gerund. [1910 15; VERB + ID2] * * * … Universalium
verbid — noun a) A noun or adjective that can be used as a verb b) A nonfinite verb form, such as, in English, an infinitive, participle, or gerund. Syn: verbal (noun) … Wiktionary
infinitive — 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… … From formal English to slang
