Etymology

zu-infinitive

Today it means: A German infinitive form created by adding or infixing the particle zu and used in subordinate clauses. Full definition →

German zu
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  1. German · borrowed fromzu
  2. English todayzu-infinitive

From German zu + infinitive.

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