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object


Definition: Meaning of, object in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɒbʤɪkt /

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object objects
  1. thing [countable] a solid thing that you can hold, touch, or see but that is not alive
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  2. aim [singular] the purpose of a plan, action, or activity [↪  goal, aim]
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  3. an object of pity/desire/ridicule etc someone or something that is pitied, wanted etc
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  4. money/expense is no object used to say that you are willing to spend a lot of money to get something
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  5. object lesson an event or story that shows you the right or wrong way of doing something
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  6. grammar [countable] a noun or pronoun representing the person or thing that something is done to, for example 'the house' in 'We built the house.' [=  direct object]
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  7. grammar [countable] a noun or pronoun representing the person or thing that is joined by a PREPOSITION to another word or phrase, for example 'the table' in 'He sat on the table.'
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  8. grammar [countable] the person who is involved in the result of an action, for example 'her' in 'I gave her the book.' [↪  subject] [=  indirect object]
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  9. computer [countable] a combination of written information on a computer and instructions that act on the information, for example in the form of a document or a picture
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
object objected objected
Present Participle Third Person Singular
objecting objects
  1. [intransitive] to feel or say that you oppose or disapprove of something
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  2. [transitive] to state a fact or opinion as a reason for opposing or disapproving of something
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object used in phrases

  • Kuiper belt object (noun)
    1. any of many minor planets in the Kuiper belt outside the orbit of Neptune at the edge of the solar system
  • art object (noun)
    1. a work of art of some artistic value
  • depicted object (noun)
    1. a person or object or scene something selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
  • direct object (noun)
    1. in grammar, the person or thing that is affected by the action of a TRANSITIVE verb, for example 'Mary' in the statement 'I saw Mary'
  • extraterrestrial object (noun)
    1. a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere
  • indirect object (noun)
    1. an OBJECT of a verb that refers to the person that something is given to, said to, made for etc. For example, in the sentence 'I asked him a question', the indirect OBJECT is 'him'.
  • mental object (noun)
    1. the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
  • natural object (noun)
    1. an object occurring naturally; not made by man
  • object ball (noun)
    1. the billiard ball that is intended to be the first ball struck by the cue ball
  • object code (noun)
    1. MACHINE CODE
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