retained object
1retained object — n. Gram. an object in a passive construction that is the same as the direct or indirect object in the corresponding active construction (Ex.: “money” in “He was given the money by me”) …
2retained object — noun an object in a passive construction • Hypernyms: ↑object * * * noun : an object in a passive construction that is identical with the direct or indirect object in the corresponding active construction me in a book was given me and book in I… …
3retained object — retained′ ob′ject n. gram. an object in a passive construction identical with the direct or indirect object in the corresponding active construction, as the picture in I was shown the picture[/ex] • Etymology: 1930–35 …
4retained object — Gram. 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… …
5retained object — /rəteɪnd ˈɒbdʒɛkt/ (say ruhtaynd objekt) noun an object in a passive construction identical with the direct or indirect object in the corresponding active construction, as me in the picture was shown me (corresponding active construction: they… …
6retained object — noun Date: circa 1904 an object of a verb in the predicate of a passive construction (as me in “a book was given me” and book in “I was given a book”) …
7retained object complement — Gram. an object complement that is kept in its predicative position following the verb when the verb is transformed into the passive voice, as genius in He was considered a genius from (They) considered him a genius. * * * …
8retained object complement — Gram. an object complement that is kept in its predicative position following the verb when the verb is transformed into the passive voice, as genius in He was considered a genius from (They) considered him a genius …
9Object-oriented ontology — (OOO) is a metaphysical movement that rejects the privileging of human existence over the existence of nonhuman objects.[1] Specifically, object oriented ontology opposes the anthropocentrism of Immanuel Kant s Copernican Revolution, whereby… …
10Object-Role Modeling — Not to be confused with Object relational mapping. Example of the application of Object Role Modeling in a Schema for Geologic Surface , Stephen M. Richard (1999).[1] Object Role Modeling (ORM) is a method for conceptual modeling, and can be used …
