infinitive

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Infinitive Power Bank I used to have a Mophie, but I, uh, can’t find it.

From The Verge • Sep. 8, 2017

But, in that case, we must also make up our minds to view the Infinitive with ל a Gerund, "planting," or "by planting,"--a supposition which is beset with great difficulties.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm

The Infinitive sometimes loses the termination, and is regularly declined in its abridged form; thus, cruinnich assemble, inf. cruinneach-adh per. apocop. cruinneach g. s. cruinnich; hence, �ite-cruinnich a place of meeting, Acts xix.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander

There are four Moods, the Indicative, the Imperative, the Conjunctive, and the Infinitive.

From A Short System of English Grammar For the Use of the Boarding School in Worcester (1759) by Bate, Henry

The Termination of the Infinitive Mood Present Tense, of the Verb Active, in regular Verbs, is always the same as the first Person of the Indicative Mood Present Tense singular; as to love, I love.

From A Short System of English Grammar For the Use of the Boarding School in Worcester (1759) by Bate, Henry