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retained object
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noun Grammar.
an object in a passive construction identical with the direct or indirect object in the active construction from which it is derived, as the picture in I was shown the picture, which is also the direct object in the active construction (They) showed me the picture.
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Origin of retained object
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby retained object
retail price index, retail therapy, retain, retained, retained earnings, retained object, retained object complement, retainer, retainership, retaining ring, retaining wall
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British Dictionary definitions for retained object
retained object
noun
grammar a direct or indirect object of a passive verb. The phrase the drawings in the sentence Harry was given the drawings is a retained object
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