"non-finite verb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: non-finite verbs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} non-finite verb (plural non-finite verbs)
  1. (grammar) A verb form that lacks a subject, is not inflected by tense, aspect, mood, number, gender or person and cannot serve as a predicate. Wikipedia link: non-finite verb Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: verbal Translations (verb form that lacks a subject): 非限定動詞 (Chinese Mandarin), 非限定动词 (fēi-xiàndìngdòngcí) (Chinese Mandarin), verbum infinitum [neuter] (Dutch), infiniet werkwoord [neuter] (Dutch), infiniittiverbi (Finnish), verbe non fini [masculine] (French), infinites Verb [neuter] (German), igenév (Hungarian), ragozatlan igealak (Hungarian), verbo infinito [masculine] (Italian), verbo não finito [masculine] (Portuguese), verbo no finito [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-non-finite_verb-en-noun-2lDZabQT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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