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object definition

ob·ject (äb′jikt, -jekt; for v. əb jekt′, äb-)

noun

  1. a thing that can be seen or touched; material thing that occupies space
  2. a person or thing to which action, thought, or feeling is directed
  3. what is aimed at; purpose; end; goal
  4. a cause for concern: used in negative constructions money is no object
  5. Gram. a noun or other substantive that directly or indirectly receives the action of a verb, or one that is governed by a preposition in “Give me the book,” “book” is the direct object and “me” is the indirect object
  6. Philos. anything that can be known or perceived by the mind

Etymology: ME < ML objectum, something thrown in the way < L objectus, a casting before, that which appears, orig. pp. of objicere < ob- (see ob-) + jacere, to throw: see jet

transitive verb

  1. Archaic
    1. to oppose
    2. to thrust in; interpose
    3. to expose
    4. to bring forward as a reason, instance, etc.; adduce
  2. to put forward in opposition; state by way of objection it was objected that the new tax law was unfair

intransitive verb

  1. to put forward an objection or objections; enter a protest; be opposed
  2. to feel or express disapproval or dislike

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object Synonyms

object

n.

  1. A corporeal body

    article, something, gadget; see thing 1.

  2. A purpose

    objective, aim, intention, wish; see purpose 1.

  3. One who receives

    recipient, target, victim; see receiver. See syn. study at intention.


object

v.

oppose, protest, demur, dispute, remonstrate, expostulate, raise objections, take exception to, disapprove, dissent, take a stand against, cry out against, put up a fight, kick*; see also complain 1, oppose 1.

object implies opposition to something, whether openly expressed or not, because of strong dislike or disapproval I object to their meddling; protest implies the making of strong, often formal, spoken or written objection to something they protested the new tax increases; remonstrate implies protest and argument in demonstrating to another that he or she is wrong or blameworthy he remonstrated against her hostile attitude; expostulate suggests strong, earnest pleading or argument to change another's views or actions his father expostulated with him about his impulsiveness; demur implies the raising of objections or the taking of exception so as to delay action I demurred at her proposal to keep the store open late


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object Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • learn: The learning object may be either static or dynamic.

Converse of subject

  • emit: In other words, the energy emitted by the object 's constituent atoms was itself atomized.

Adjective modifier

  • inanimate: Observe pupils ability to distinguish between animate and inanimate objects.

Modifies a noun

  • identifier: Object Identity Each object manipulated by Odapter has a unique, system-provided handle called an object identifier ( OID ).

Noun used with modifier

  • metal: Such finds include not only coins and other metal objects but also fragments of pottery and other artifacts.

Preposition: in

  • sky: It became the brightest object in the night sky, thus it caught the attention of us all at the same time.
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object quotes

The end and object of conquest is to avoid doing the same thing as the conquered.

-Alexander the Great

Un Picasso e¤  tudie un objet comme un chirurgien disse'  que un cadavre. A Picasso studies an object like a surgeon dissects a corpse.

-Kostrowitzki

Wordsworth says somewhere that wherever Virgil seems to have composed 'with his eye on the object', Dryden fails to render him. Homer invariably composes 'with his eye onthe object', whether the object be moral or a material one: Pope composes with his eye on his style, into which he translates his object, whatever it is.

-Arnold, Matthew

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