"bare infinitive" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bare infinitives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bare infinitive (plural bare infinitives)
  1. (grammar) The infinitive form of an English verb without the particle to; a comparable infinitive in other Germanic languages, e.g. a German infinitive without a preceding "zu", or a Swedish one without a preceding "att". Categories (topical): English, Grammar Translations (uninflected Germanic verb form without 'to'): infinitif nu [masculine] (French), infinitif zéro [masculine] (French), reiner Infinitiv [masculine] (German), pőreigenév (Hungarian), ren infinitiv [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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