- non-finite
- non-finite
on-finite adj. (Grammar)
Infinitive, uninflected; -- of verbs. Opposite of {finite}.
Syn: infinite. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
non-finite
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non-finite — adjective of verbs; having neither person nor number nor mood (as a participle or gerund or infinitive) infinite verb form • Syn: ↑infinite • Ant: ↑finite (for: ↑infinite) • Topics: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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non-finite — adj. Non finite is used with these nouns: ↑clause … Collocations dictionary
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Non-finite verb — In linguistics, a non finite verb (or a verbal) is a verb form that is not limited by a subject and, more generally, is not fully inflected by categories that are marked inflectionally in language, such as tense, aspect, mood, number, gender, and … Wikipedia
Non-finite clause — In linguistics, a non finite clause is a dependent clause whose verb is non finite; for example, many languages can form non finite clauses from infinitives. Like any subordinate clause, a non finite clause serves a grammatical role commonly that … Wikipedia
