bare infinitives

A form of bare infinitive — 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".

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of bare infinitive
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