object (verb)
121ˌdirect 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 …
122direct 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… …
123retained 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 …
124doubly transitive verb — noun a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object • Syn: ↑doubly transitive verb form • Hypernyms: ↑transitive verb, ↑transitive verb form, ↑transitive …
125doubly transitive verb form — noun a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object • Syn: ↑doubly transitive verb • Hypernyms: ↑transitive verb, ↑transitive verb form, ↑transitive …
126intransitive verb form — noun a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object • Syn: ↑intransitive verb, ↑intransitive • Hypernyms: ↑verb …
127direct 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 …
128indirect object — noun count LINGUISTICS the person or thing in a sentence that is indirectly affected by the action of the verb because something is given to them or done for them. For example me is the indirect object in He gave me the book …
