object (verb)

  • 31object — ob|ject1 [ abdʒəkt ] noun count *** 1. ) a thing that you can see and touch that is not alive and is usually solid: The boat was bumping against some solid object underwater. candles, vases, and other household objects There are thousands of… …

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  • 32object — I UK [ˈɒbdʒekt] / US [ˈɑbdʒəkt] noun [countable] Word forms object : singular object plural objects *** 1) a thing that you can see and touch that is not alive and is usually solid The boat seemed to bump against some solid object. candles, vases …

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  • 33Object-oriented user interface — In computing an object oriented user interface (OOUI) is a type of user interface based on an object oriented programming metaphor. In an OOUI, the user interacts explicitly with objects that represent entities in the domain that the application… …

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  • 34object — ▪ I. object ob‧ject 2 [ˈɒbdʒekt ǁ ˈɑːb ] noun [countable] 1. a solid thing, especially something you can hold or touch: • The firms sell products ranging from art objects to vintage cars. 2. the intended result of a plan, action, activity, or… …

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  • 35object — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 solid thing ADJECTIVE ▪ inanimate ▪ solid, three dimensional ▪ large, small ▪ heavy, sharp …

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  • 36object — noun /ˈɒbdʒɛkt / (say objekt) 1. something that may be perceived by the senses, especially by sight or touch; a visible or tangible thing. 2. a thing or person to which attention or action is directed: an object of study. 3. anything that may be… …

  • 37Object-oriented programming — Programming paradigms Agent oriented Automata based Component based Flow based Pipelined Concatenative Concurrent computing …

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  • 38object*/*/*/ — [ˈɒbdʒɪkt] noun [C] I 1) a thing that you can see and touch that is not living candles, vases, and other household objects[/ex] There are 6, 000 objects in the museum s collection.[/ex] 2) something that you plan to achieve His object was to gain …

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  • 39verb phrase — noun one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements • Syn: ↑predicate • Derivationally related forms: ↑predicate (for: ↑predicate) • Hypernyms: ↑phrase …

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  • 40object —  hereas the subject of a sentence tells you who or what is performing an action, the object tells you on whom or on what the action is being performed. In I like you, you is the object of the verb like. In They have now built most of the house,… …

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