WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fi′nite verb′,
- Grammara verb form that distinguishes person, number, and tense, and also mood or aspect, as opens in She opens the door.
- 1785–95
'finite verb' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accusative
- clause
- finite clause
- main clause
- nominative
- nominative absolute
- objective
- phrase
- sentence
- subjective