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Thesaurus: split infinitive
an infinitive with an adverb between ‘to’ and the verb (e.g., ‘to boldly go’)
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Definitions
- n. an infinitive with an adverb between ‘to’ and the verb (e.g., ‘to boldly go’)
- A simple infinitive with to, having a modifier between the verb and the to; as in, to largely decrease. Called also cleft infinitive.
- A simple infinitive with to, having a modifier between the verband the to; as in, to largely decrease. Called also cleft infinitive.