Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perfect infinitive

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: per-fec-t in-fini-tive
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In English, an infinitival phrase consisting of the infinitive of the auxiliary "have" (with or without a preceding "to") plus the past participle; a comparable phrase or word in other languages.

Example Sentences

"The perfect infinitive of "go" is "(to) have gone"."

Inflected Forms

perfect infinitives (plural)

Phrases

perfect tense

Frequently Paired Words

perfect tense

Questions

What does perfect infinitive mean?: In English, an infinitival phrase consisting of the infinitive of the auxiliary "have" (with or without a preceding "to") plus the past participle; a comparable phrase or word in other languages.

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