ob·ject ( b j kt, -j kt )n. 1. Something perceptible by one or more of the senses, especially by vision or touch; a material thing. 2. A focus of attention, feeling, thought, or action: an object of contempt. 3. The purpose, aim, or goal of a specific action or effort: the object of the game. 4. Grammar a. A noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that receives or is affected by the action of a verb within a sentence. b. A noun or substantive governed by a preposition. 5. Philosophy Something intelligible or perceptible by the mind. 6. Computer Science A discrete item that can be selected and maneuvered, such as an onscreen graphic. In object-oriented programming, objects include data and the procedures necessary to operate on that data. v. (  b-jkt) ob·ject·ed, ob·ject·ing, ob·jects v.intr. 1. To present a dissenting or opposing argument; raise an objection: objected to the testimony of the witness. 2. To be averse to or express disapproval of something: objects to modern materialism. v.tr. To put forward in or as a reason for opposition; offer as criticism: They objected that discipline was lacking. [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin obiectum, thing put before the mind, from neuter past participle of Latin obicere, to put before, hinder : ob-, before, toward; see ob- + iacere, to throw; see y  - in Indo-European roots. V., from Middle English obiecten, from Old French objecter, from Latin obiect re, frequentative of obicere.]ob·jec tor n.Synonyms: object, protest, demur, remonstrate, expostulate These verbs mean to express opposition to something, usually by presenting arguments against it. Object implies the expression of disapproval or distaste: "Freedom of the press in Britain is freedom to print such of the proprietor's prejudices as the advertisers don't object to" (Hannen Swaffer). Protest suggests strong opposition, usually forthrightly expressed: The citizens protested against the tax hike. To demur is to raise an objection that may delay decision or action: We proposed a revote, but the president demurred. Remonstrate implies the presentation of objections, complaints, or reproof: "The people of Connecticut . . . remonstrated against the bill" (George Bancroft). To expostulate is to express objection in the form of earnest reasoning: The teacher expostulated with them on the foolhardiness of their behavior. See Also Synonyms at intention. |
object 1
Noun
1. a thing that can be touched or seen
2. a person or thing seen as a focus for feelings, actions, or thought: she had become for him an object of compassion
3. an aim or purpose: the main object of the exercise
4. Philosophy that which can be perceived by the mind, as contrasted with the thinking subject
5. Grammar a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb or is governed by a preposition, such as the bottle in she threw the bottle
6. no object not a hindrance or obstacle: money's no object [Late Latin objectus something thrown before (the mind)]
object 2
Verb
1. to express disapproval or opposition: my colleagues objected strongly to further delays
2. to state as one's reason for opposing: he objected that his small staff would be unable to handle the added work [Latin ob- against + jacere to throw]
objector n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"physical entity - an entity that has physical existence whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" location - a point or extent in space good luck charm, charm - something believed to bring good luck curio, curiosity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity, oddity - something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting draw, lot - anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it" film - a thin coating or layer; "the table was covered with a film of dust" hoodoo - something believed to bring bad luck je ne sais quoi - something indescribable makeweight, filler - anything added to fill out a whole; "some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights" part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" prop, property - any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" snake - something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake stuff - miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff" paring - (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring" catch - anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching); "he shared his catch with the others" commemorative - an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person discard - anything that is cast aside or discarded finding - something that is found; "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaeological findings" floater - an object that floats or is capable of floating fomite, vehicle - any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth growth - something grown or growing; "a growth of hair" hail - many objects thrown forcefully through the air; "a hail of pebbles"; "a hail of bullets" head - a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet" ice - the frozen part of a body of water dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" land, soil, ground - material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil" moon - any object resembling a moon; "he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light"; "the clock had a moon that showed various phases" neighbor, neighbour - a nearby object of the same kind; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?" remains - any object that is left unused or still extant; "I threw out the remains of my dinner" ribbon, thread - any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward" shiner - something that shines (with emitted or reflected light) vagabond - anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place; "pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea" wall - anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect; "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice"; "negotiations ran into a brick wall" web - an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn" |
| 2. | object - the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" goal, end - the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means" grail - the object of any prolonged endeavor business - an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening" point - the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?" thing - a special objective; "the thing is to stay in bounds" | |
| 3. | object - (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon; "the object of the verb" grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) object of a preposition, prepositional object - the object governed by a preposition direct object, object of the verb - the object that receives the direct action of the verb indirect object - the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb retained object - an object in a passive construction grammatical constituent, constituent - (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction | |
| 4. | object - the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection" cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned antipathy - the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided; "cats were his greatest antipathy" bugbear, hobgoblin - an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson execration - the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated center of attention, centre of attention, center, centre - the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" hallucination - an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode; "he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination" infatuation - an object of extravagant short-lived passion | |
| 5. | object - (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" computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | |
| Verb | 1. | object - 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" disapprove, reject - deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods" take exception, challenge - raise a formal objection in a court of law mind - be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by; "I don't mind your behavior" remonstrate - argue in protest or opposition make a stink, raise a stink, raise hell - take strong and forceful action, as to object or express discontent; "She raised hell when she found out that she wold not be hired again" |
| 2. | object - be averse to or express disapproval of; "My wife objects to modern furniture" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
object 1
noun 2. purpose, aim, end, point, plan, idea, reason, goal, design, target, principle, function, intention, objective, intent, motive, end in view, end purpose, the why and wherefore
object 2
Translations
object [ˈɔbdʒɪkt] n (gen) → objeto (= purpose); objeto, propósito;
(LING) → objeto, complemento
I object! → ¡protesto!;
object n [ˈɔbdʒɪkt] → objet m (= purpose); but m, objet;
(Ling) → complément m d'objet
vi [əbˈdʒɛkt] to object to [+ attitude] → désapprouver [+ proposal]; protester contre, élever une objection contre;
I object! → je proteste!;
object n [ˈɔbdʒɪkt]
vi [əbˈdʒɛkt]
to be an object of ridicule (person) → sich lächerlich machen;
(thing) → lächerlich wirken;
I object! → ich protestiere!;
object n [ˈɔbdʒɪkt] → oggetto (= purpose); scopo, intento;
(LING) → complemento oggetto
vi [əbˈdʒɛkt]: to object to [+ attitude] → disapprovare [+ proposal]; protestare contro, sollevare delle obiezioni contro;
I object! → mi oppongo!;
he objected that ... → obiettò che ...;
what's the object of doing that? → a che serve farlo?;
n object [ˈobdʒikt]
1 a thing that can be seen or felt There were various objects on the table. voorwerp شَيء предмет předmět ting der Gegenstand αντικείμενο objeto, cosa ese چیز؛ شی esine objet חֶפֶץ वस्तु predmet tárgy benda hlutur 物 물체 daiktas, objektas objekts; priekšmets benda voorwerp gjenstand, ting przedmiot objecto obiect предмет; вещь predmet predmet stvar föremål, sak, ting สิ่งของ nesne, şey 物體 предмет, річ شئ đồ vật 物体
2 an aim or intention His main object in life was to become rich. doel هَدَف цел cíl mål; hensigt die Absicht στόχος, αντικειμενικός σκοπός objetivo, objeto, fin, propósito eesmärk هدف tavoite but מַטָרָה लक्ष्य या उद्देश्य cilj cél tujuan takmark obiettivo, scopo 目的 목적 tikslas, siekis mērķis matlamat doel mål, hensikt cel objectivo ţel; obiectiv объект, цель cieľ cilj cilj syfte, mål, avsikt วัตถุประสงค์ amaç, gaye 目標 мета مقصد mục tiêu 目标
3 the word or words in a sentence or phrase which represent(s) the person or thing affected by the action of the verb He hit me ; You can eat what you like . onderwerp مَفعول بِه допълнение předmět objekt das Objekt αντικείμενο (γραμμ.) complemento sihitis مفعول objekti complément (d'objet) מוּשָׂא हेतू, कर्म objekt tárgy obyek andlag oggetto 目的語 목적어 papildinys, objektas papildinātājs objek voorwerp objekt dopełnienie complemento directo complement (direct) дополнение predmet predmet objekat objekt นามที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นกรรมของคำกริยา nesne, tümleç 賓語 додаток مفعول bổ ngữ 宾语
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