1. not having limits or bounds; infinite
Usage: mathematics; formal
2. describing a verb form that does not show tense, person, or number
Usage: grammar; linguistics

Examples

• The set of natural numbers is nonfinite.
• Mathematicians study both finite and nonfinite sets.
• Infinitives are nonfinite verb forms.
• Participles and gerunds are examples of nonfinite verbs.
• The nonfinite verb ‘running’ doesn’t indicate who is performing the action.
• In the sentence ‘I like to swim,’ the word ‘swim’ is a nonfinite verb.