bare infinitive

Meaning

Noun

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".

Related

Opposite words

full infinitive, to-infinitive

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