direct object
11direct object — /dərɛkt ˈɒbdʒɛkt/ (say duhrekt objekt) noun (in English and some other languages) the person or thing upon which the action of the verb is expended or towards which it is directed, in English expressed by a noun or pronoun without a preposition… …
12direct object — direct′ ob′ject n. gram. 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, as the pronoun it in I saw it[/ex] • Etymology: 1900–05 …
13direct object — noun The noun or noun phrase that a verb is directly acting upon. See Also: subject, indirect object …
14direct object — noun (C) technical the noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that you need to complete the meaning of a statement using a transitive verb, for example Mary in the statement I saw Mary compare indirect object …
15direct object — noun Date: 1879 a word or phrase denoting the goal or the result of the action of a verb …
16direct object — См. oggetto diretto …
17direct object — word or words that denote the receiver of the action of a verb (i.e. me in he hit me ) …
18direct object — noun a noun phrase denoting a person or thing that is the recipient of the action of a transitive verb, for example the dog in Jeremy fed the dog …
19Direct and indirect realism — Direct realism argues we perceive the world directly For representationalism in the arts, see Realism (visual arts). The question of direct or naïve realism, as opposed to indirect or representational realism, arises in the philosophy of… …
20Direct realism — Direct realism, also known as naive realism or common sense realism, is a theory of perception that claims that the senses provide us with direct awareness of the external world. In contrast, indirect realism and representationalism claim that we …
