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Permit :: Permit (v. t.) To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive.

Done :: Done () p. p. from Do, and formerly the infinitive..

Likely :: Likely (a.) Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain..

Trust :: Trust (n.) To hope confidently; to believe; -- usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object.

Deign :: Deign (v. i.) To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; - - followed by an infinitive.

Ambitious :: Ambitious (a.) Strongly desirous; -- followed by of or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something..

Gerund :: Gerund (n.) A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, Ic haebbe mete to etanne (I have meat to eat.) In Modern English the name has been applied to verbal or participal nouns in -ing denoting a transitive action; e. g., by throwing a stone..

Do :: Do (v. t. / auxiliary) To cause; to make; -- with an infinitive.

Aim :: Aim (v. i.) To direct the indention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor; -- followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well..

Make :: Make (v. t.) To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause; to occasion; -- followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive.

Ready :: Ready (superl.) On the point; about; on the brink; near; -- with a following infinitive.

Supinity :: Supine (n.) A verbal noun; or (according to C.F.Becker), a case of the infinitive mood ending in -um and -u, that in -um being sometimes called the former supine, and that in -u the latter supine..

Worthy :: Worthy (n.) Having suitable, adapted, or equivalent qualities or value; -- usually with of before the thing compared or the object; more rarely, with a following infinitive instead of of, or with that; as, worthy of, equal in excellence, value, or dignity to; entitled to; meriting; -- usually in a good sense, but sometimes in a bad one..

Careful :: Careful (a.) Taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; -- often followed by of, for, or the infinitive; as, careful of money; careful to do right..

Done :: Done (infinitive.) It is done or agreed; let it be a match or bargain; -- used elliptically.

Go :: Go (v. i.) To proceed or tend toward a result, consequence, or product; to tend; to conduce; to be an ingredient; to avail; to apply; to contribute; -- often with the infinitive; as, this goes to show..

Expect :: Expect (v. t.) To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as, I expect to receive wages; I expect that the troops will be defeated..

Infinitive :: Infinitive (adv.) In the manner of an infinitive mood.

Reluctancy :: Reluctancy (n.) The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance; aversion of mind; unwillingness; -- often followed by an infinitive, or by to and a noun, formerly sometimes by against..

Cause :: Cause (n.) To effect as an agent; to produce; to be the occasion of; to bring about; to bring into existence; to make; -- usually followed by an infinitive, sometimes by that with a finite verb..

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