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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| pronunciation: |
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jekt
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| definition 1: |
An object is anything that you can see or touch. Objects can be very big or very small. When we talk about objects, we are usually talking about things, not people or animals.
The largest object I have in my desk is a binder with all of my homework papers for math.If you could live on an island by yourself and you could only bring three objects with you, what would you bring?My mom says she can draw objects pretty well but she can't draw people.- synonyms:
- thing
- similar words:
- article, body, form, something, stuff, substance
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| definition 2: |
An object is the purpose or goal you have when you do something. The object of a game is the thing you have to do in order to win. The object of cleaning out your closet might be to make your mom happy, or it might be to find your lost pair of sneakers.
The object of chess is to capture your opponent's king before they can capture yours.- synonyms:
- aim, end, goal, intent, point, purpose, target
- similar words:
- design, idea, intention, plan
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| definition 3: |
An "object" is something in the grammar of a language. An object in a sentence is a noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb or finishes the idea expressed in the verb. In the sentence, "I forgot my pen," the noun phrase "my pen" is the object. It is the thing that this person forgot. In a typical sentence, the object follows right after the verb. A noun that follows a preposition, like the noun "sports" in the phrase "about sports" or the noun "lemon" in the phrase "with lemon," is also called an "object," or an "object of a preposition."
In the sentence, "I am eating a cheese sandwich," the noun phrase "a cheese sandwich" is the object.In the sentence "We washed our big dog in the bathtub," the noun phrase "our big dog" is the object.In the phrase "without mustard," "mustard" is the object of the preposition "without."
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| related words: |
aim, end, goal, target, thing |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
 b
jekt
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| inflections: |
objects, objecting, objected |
| definition 1: |
When you object, you give reasons why you are against something.
Some parents objected at the town meeting when the city's plan for a skateboard park was being discussed.- synonyms:
- protest
- similar words:
- argue, dispute, oppose
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| definition 2: |
When you object to something, you don't like it or you don't approve of it. You might say you don't like it or you might not say anything.
Colin's grandmother objects to his playing games on his phone during dinner, but she doesn't usually say anything.- synonyms:
- disapprove, frown
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| derivation: |
objector (n.) |
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