(as direct object)
1direct object — direct objects N COUNT In grammar, the direct object of a transitive verb is the noun group which refers to someone or something directly affected by or involved in the action performed by the subject. For example, in I saw him yesterday , him is …
2direct object — In grammar, a direct object is the noun or pronoun or phrase that is directly affected by the action of a transitive verb. In the sentence They bought a new house, a new house is the direct object of the verb bought. See also indirect object,… …
3direct object — noun count LINGUISTICS the noun or pronoun in a sentence that is affected by the action of a TRANSITIVE verb. In the sentence Harry was reading a book, the noun phrase a book is the direct object of the verb was reading …
4direct object — n technical in grammar, the person or thing that is affected by the action of a ↑transitive verb, for example Mary in the statement I saw Mary →↑indirect object …
5direct object — ► NOUN ▪ a noun phrase denoting a person or thing that is the recipient of the action of a transitive verb (e.g. the dog in Jeremy fed the dog) …
6direct object — n. Gram. the word or words denoting the thing or person that receives the action of a transitive verb; goal or result of a verbal action (Ex.: ball in “he hit the ball”) …
7direct object — noun the object that receives the direct action of the verb • Syn: ↑object of the verb • Hypernyms: ↑object * * * noun, pl ⋯ jects [count] grammar : a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase which indicates the person or thing that receives the action of a …
8direct object — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms direct object : singular direct object plural direct objects linguistics the noun or pronoun in a sentence that is affected by the action of a transitive verb. In the sentence Harry was reading a book , the… …
9direct object — a word or group of words representing the person or thing upon which the action of a verb is performed or toward which it is directed: in English, generally coming after the verb, without a preposition. In He saw it the pronoun it is the direct… …
10ˌdirect ˈobject — noun [C] linguistics the noun or pronoun in a sentence that is affected by the action of a TRANSITIVE verb. In the sentence ‘Harry was reading a book , ‘a book is the direct object of the verb ‘was reading …
