Meaning of to-infinitive | Babel Free

Definitions

The English infinitive verb form when introduced by the particle to.

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Examples

“As it turned out, much previous work⟳ on the subject is based on two assumptions about the situation of the to'''-infinitive in OE that have⟳ never been tested, but have⟳, through constant reiteration, achieved the status of axioms: first, that the categorial status of the to'''-infinitive in OE is PP; and secondly, that the to'''-infinitive spread⟳ at the expense of the infinitive without to, the bare infinitive (see⟳ below, §§1.2 and 1.3).”

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