what does the word infinitive mean?

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lovelyanna · Answer

the basic form of a verb, without an inflection binding it to a particular subject or tense (e.g., see in we came to see, let him see ).

kc_kennylau · Answer

Infinite in the sense of linguistics is coined as opposed to "finite"

kc_kennylau · Answer

Infinite means that it is not bounded by person and number

kc_kennylau · Answer

Infinitive is for example "to see", "to run" as opposed to "sees", "runs", ...

kc_kennylau · Answer

Note that the word "see" in "we see" is not an infinitive.

kc_kennylau · Answer

But the word "see" in "we help him see" is an infinitive.

anonymous · Answer

this means that it hasn't declined yet with a pronoun (verb source)
for instance>>>>
(play) is in infinitive
(he plays)now this is a declension of the infinitive verb play with (he) pronoun