finite verb

[fahy-nahyt vurb]

noun

Grammar.

1. a verb form that distinguishes person, number, and tense, as well as mood or aspect: in She works from home, the verb works indicates a third-person singular subject (she ), present tense, and indicative mood, the mood used for ordinary statements and questions about facts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of finite verb¹

First recorded in 1785–95