object
anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
a thing, person, or matter to which thought or action is directed: an object of medical investigation.
a person or thing with reference to the impression made on the mind or the feeling or emotion elicited in an observer: an object of curiosity and pity.
anything that may be apprehended intellectually: objects of thought.
Optics. the thing of which a lens or mirror forms an image.
Grammar. (in many languages, such as English) a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that represents either the goal of the action of a verb or the goal of a preposition in a prepositional phrase: for example, ball in John hit the ball, or Venice in He came to Venice, or coin and her in He gave her a coin.: Compare direct object, indirect object.
Digital Technology.
any item that can be individually selected or manipulated, as a picture, data file, or piece of text.
in object-oriented programming, a self-contained entity that consists of both data and operations to manipulate the data.
Metaphysics. something toward which a cognitive act is directed.
to offer a reason or argument in opposition.
to express or feel disapproval, dislike, or distaste; be averse.
to refuse or attempt to refuse to permit some action, speech, etc.
to state, claim, or cite in opposition; put forward in objection, disagreement, or disapproval: Some people objected that the proposed import duty would harm world trade.
Archaic. to bring forward or cite in opposition.
Origin of object
1synonym study For object
Other words for object
Other words from object
- ob·jec·tor, noun
- o·ver·ob·ject, verb
- re·ob·ject, verb (used with object)
- un·ob·ject·ed, adjective
Words that may be confused with object
- abject, object
Other definitions for object. (2 of 2)
objection.
objective.
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How to use object in a sentence
“The sensation these objects presented receded as their cost increased,” notes Rabinowitz.
The airline industry objects that sometimes these deployable recorders can pop out without cause, spreading needless alarm.
Red Tape and Black Boxes: Why We Keep ‘Losing’ Airliners in 2014 | Clive Irving | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe NRA objects to doctors asking patients basic questions about gun ownership.
His advertising tells a story, but so do the objects themselves.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really. | Ana Marie Cox | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSuppose my hotel “conscientiously objects” to hosting a gay couple.
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around | Jay Michaelson | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It was the darkest hour of twilight, when there was just enough of gleam from the lurid sky, to shew the outline of objects.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterIt consists in finding relations between the objects of thought with an immediate awareness of those relations.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)During his absence his own relations and the chief families in his town became the objects of persecution.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThis is secured only by right objects of thought; it is impossible to reach it by voluntary mechanics.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge SouthwickThe early recognition of pictured objects, of which certain animals have a measure, is often strikingly discerning.
Children's Ways | James Sully
British Dictionary definitions for object (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɒbdʒɪkt) /
a tangible and visible thing
a person or thing seen as a focus or target for feelings, thought, etc: an object of affection
an aim, purpose, or objective
informal a ridiculous or pitiable person, spectacle, etc
philosophy that towards which cognition is directed, as contrasted with the thinking subject; anything regarded as external to the mind, esp in the external world
grammar a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase whose referent is the recipient of the action of a verb: See also direct object, indirect object
grammar a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that is governed by a preposition
no object not a hindrance or obstacle: money is no object
computing a self-contained identifiable component of a software system or design: object-oriented programming
Origin of object
1British Dictionary definitions for object (2 of 2)
/ (əbˈdʒɛkt) /
(tr; takes a clause as object) to state as an objection: he objected that his motives had been good
(intr often foll by to) to raise or state an objection (to); present an argument (against)
Origin of object
2Derived forms of object
- objector, noun
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Cultural definitions for object
A part of a sentence; a noun, pronoun, or group of words that receives or is affected by the action of a verb. (See direct object, indirect object, and objective case.)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with object
see money is no object.
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