finite verb
noun
a verb form that distinguishes person, number, and tense, and also mood or aspect, as opens in She opens the door.
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Nearby words
- finite clause,
- finite decimal,
- finite difference,
- finite intersection property,
- finite state machine,
- finite-dimensional,
- finitely,
- finitely additive function,
- finitism,
- finito
Origin of finite verb
First recorded in 1785–95
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019