Object

['ɒbdʒɪkt;-dʒekt] or ['ɑbdʒɛkt]

Definition

(noun.) a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; 'it was full of rackets, balls and other objects'.

(noun.) the focus of cognitions or feelings; 'objects of thought'; 'the object of my affection'.

(noun.) (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer; 'in object-oriented programming, objects include data and define its status, its methods of operation and how it interacts with other objects'.

(noun.) (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon; 'the object of the verb'.

(verb.) express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; 'She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with'; 'When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license'.

(verb.) be averse to or express disapproval of; 'My wife objects to modern furniture'.

Editor: Lou--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.

(v. t.) To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.

(v. i.) To make opposition in words or argument; -- usually followed by to.

(v. t.) That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible; as, he observed an object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he touched a strange object in the dark.

(v. t.) That which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc.

(v. t.) That by which the mind, or any of its activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; end; aim; motive; final cause.

(v. t.) Sight; show; appearance; aspect.

(v. t.) A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb.

(a.) Opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Mark, butt.[2]. End, aim, intent, purpose, design, view, scope, drift, goal, final cause.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Appearance, sight, design, end, aim, motive, intent, view, goal

ANT:Idea, notion, conception, fancy, subject, proposal, purpose, effect

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Definition

v.t. to place before the view: to throw in the way of: to offer in opposition: to oppose.—v.i. to oppose: to give a reason against.—n. Objectificā′tion.—v.t. Object′ify to make objective.—n. Objec′tion act of objecting: anything said or done in opposition: argument against.—adj. Objec′tionable that may be objected to: requiring to be disapproved of.—adv. Objec′tionably in an objectionable manner or degree.—adj. Object′ive relating to an object: being exterior to the mind: substantive self-existent: setting forth what is external actual practical apart from the sensations or emotions of the speaker: as opposed to Subjective pertaining to that which is real or exists in nature in contrast with what is ideal or exists merely in thought: (gram.) belonging to the case of the object.—n. (gram.) the case of the object: in microscopes &c. the lens which brings the rays to a focus: the point to which the operations of an army are directed.—adv. Object′ively.—ns. Object′iveness; Object′ivism.—adj. Objectivist′ic.—ns. Objectiv′ity state of being objective; Object′or.

n. anything perceived or set before the mind: that which is sought after or that toward which an action is directed: end: motive: (gram.) that toward which the action of a transitive verb is directed.—ns. Ob′ject-find′er a device in microscopes for locating an object in the field before examination by a higher power; Ob′ject-glass the glass at the end of a telescope or microscope next the object; Ob′jectist one versed in the objective philosophy.—adj. Ob′jectless having no object: purposeless.—ns. Ob′ject-less′on a lesson in which the object to be described or a representation of it is shown; Ob′ject-soul a vital principle attributed by the primitive mind to inanimate objects.

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Examples

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