object (verb)
91intransitive verb — noun a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object • Syn: ↑intransitive verb form, ↑intransitive • Hypernyms: ↑verb * * * a verb that indicates a complete action without being accompanied by a direct object, as sit or lie, and, in… …
92indirect object — a word or group of words representing the person or thing with reference to which the action of a verb is performed, in English generally coming between the verb and the direct object and paraphrasable as the object of a preposition, usually to… …
93direct 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… …
94intransitive verb — /ɪnˌtrænsətɪv ˈvɜb/ (say in.transuhtiv verb) noun 1. a verb that is never accompanied by a direct object, as come, sit, lie, etc. 2. a verb occurring without a direct object, as drinks in the sentence she drinks only when thirsty. Compare… …
95indirect object — 1. In grammar, an indirect object is a person or thing named as the recipient of the direct object of a transitive (or more strictly, ditransitive) verb. In the sentences I gave my sister a book and I gave her a book, my sister and her are the… …
96indirect object — noun the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb • Hypernyms: ↑object * * * noun, pl ⋯ jects [count] grammar : a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that occurs in addition to a direct object after some verbs and indicates …
97Polymorphism in object-oriented programming — In simple terms, polymorphism is the ability of one type, A, to appear as and be used like another type, B. In strongly typed languages, this usually means that type A somehow derives from type B, or type A implements an interface that represents …
98labile verb — noun A transitive verb, such as break, burn, or boil, which may be used intransitively with the object of the action as the subject. The verb break is labile because it can be used both transitively: I broke the window, and intransitively: the… …
99Auxiliary verb — In linguistics, an auxiliary verb is a verb that gives further semantic or syntactic information about a main or full verb. In English, the extra meaning provided by an auxiliary verb alters the basic meaning of the main verb to make it have one… …
100Compound verb — In linguistics, a compound verb or complex predicate is a multi word compound that acts as a single verb. One component of the compound is a light verb or vector, which carries any inflections, indicating tense, mood, or aspect, but provides only …
