infinitival

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infinitival

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Of, pertaining to, or formed from an infinitive. For example, we want to be able to stipulate in the lexical entry for persuade simply that it takes an NP and a clausal Complement ([...]). From the meaning of persuade, it will follow that the clausal Complement cannot be interrogative or exclamative. From independent word-order restrictions (an NP
Having a function or usage similar to an infinitive.

Opposite: finite

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@misc{infinitival_2026,
  title = {infinitival},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/infinitival},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}