Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infinitive of purpose

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: in-fini-tive of pur-pose
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of the "to" infinitive form of a verb in answer to the implied question "why?".

Example Sentences

""I bought a pen and some paper to write a note" is an example of an infinitive of purpose."

Inflected Forms

infinitives of purpose (plural)

Questions

What does infinitive of purpose mean?: The use of the "to" infinitive form of a verb in answer to the implied question "why?".

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