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Split infinitive

Split infinitive Meaning & Definition
Split infinitive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Split infinitive?

[n] an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go')

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Split infinitive In Webster's Dictionary

\Split infinitive\ (Gram.) A simple infinitive with to, having a modifier between the verb and the to; as in, to largely decrease. Called also {cleft infinitive}.

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