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Infinitival meaning

  1. Of, pertaining to, or formed from an infinitive.
  2. Having a function or usage similar to an infinitive.

Synonyms of Infinitival

verb

Using Infinitival

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of, pertaining to, or formed from an infinitive. | Having a function or usage similar to an infinitive.
  • Useful related words include: verb.

Context around Infinitival

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

forms 1× clause 1×

Sentence patterns with Infinitival

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

mexico has infinitival forms which 1× of an infinitival clause may 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

seri the seri 1× the grammatical structure 1×

Common sentence endings:

corresponding finite clause 1× meaning be able 1×

Words around Infinitival

Just before it in the word index:

infinities 22 infiniti 56 infinitesimals 25 infinitesimally 16 infinitesimal 85 infinitely 290

Just after it in the word index:

infinitive 100 infinitives 38 infinitude 6 infinitum 16 infinitus 3 infinity 803

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Infinitival

  • In this selection, "infinitival" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, forms and clause stand out and add context to how "infinitival" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include mexico has infinitival forms which and of an infinitival clause may. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "infinitival" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with infinitival

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The grammatical structure of an infinitival clause may differ from that of a corresponding finite clause. (16 words)

Seri The Seri language of northwestern Mexico has infinitival forms which are used in two constructions (with the verb meaning 'want' and with the verb meaning 'be able'). (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Seri The Seri language of northwestern Mexico has infinitival forms which are used in two constructions (with the verb meaning 'want' and with the verb meaning 'be able'). (28 words)

The grammatical structure of an infinitival clause may differ from that of a corresponding finite clause. (16 words)

Example sentences (2)

Seri The Seri language of northwestern Mexico has infinitival forms which are used in two constructions (with the verb meaning 'want' and with the verb meaning 'be able').

The grammatical structure of an infinitival clause may differ from that of a corresponding finite clause.

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How do you use "infinitival" in a sentence?
An example: "Seri The Seri language of northwestern Mexico has infinitival forms which are used in two constructions (with the verb meaning 'want' and with the verb meaning 'be able')." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "infinitival" from authentic English texts.
What does "infinitival" mean?
Infinitival means: Of, pertaining to, or formed from an infinitive.
What are synonyms of "infinitival"?
Common synonyms of "infinitival" include: verb.
How many example sentences with "infinitival" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "infinitival", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.