object
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
objects
plural
objects
Britannica Dictionary definition of OBJECT
1
[count]
:
a thing that you can see and touch and that is not alive
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There were three objects in the box: a comb, a pen, and a button.
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an inanimate object [=a thing that is not alive, such as a rock, a chair, a book, etc.]
2
[count]
a
:
someone or something that makes you feel a specified emotion
— + of
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The book's lead character is both an object of desire and an object of pity. [=the lead character is both desired and pitied by other characters in the book]
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She is the object of his affection.
b
:
someone or something that your attention or interest is directed toward
— often + of
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see also sex object
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The object of study in her research is the human brain.
3
[singular]
:
the goal or aim of a plan or action
:
the reason or purpose for an activity
— usually + of
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His object is to determine how much the business will cost to operate.
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The object of the game is to score the most points.
4
[count]
grammar
:
a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that receives the action of a verb or completes the meaning of a preposition
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compare subject;
see also direct object, indirect object
no object
— used to say that something is not important or worth worrying about
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When they take a vacation, money is no object. [=they don't worry about how much something costs] They always stay at the most expensive places.
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If cost was/were no object [=if cost did not matter; if we had enough money] we'd buy a new car instead of fixing the old one.
objects;
objected;
objecting
objects;
objected;
objecting
Britannica Dictionary definition of OBJECT
1
[no object]
:
to disagree with something or oppose something
— often + to
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No one objected when the paintings were removed.
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(law) “Your honor, I object. That question is misleading.”
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A number of people objected to the proposed changes.
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Many people object to [=do not like] the amount of violence on television.
2
[+ object]
:
to say (something that explains why you oppose something or disagree)
— often + that
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“We can't buy the chair,” he objected. “It won't fit in the car.”
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He objected that the chair was too big to fit in the car.
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see also conscientious objector
