Definitions of Object [ʊˈbɪtʃ uˌɛr i]

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Definition of 'Object'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) object
anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.

2.  object
a thing, person, or matter to which thought or action is directed:
an object of investigation.

3.  object
the end toward which effort or action is directed; goal; objective.

4.  object
anything that may be apprehended intellectually:
objects of thought.

5.  object
a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun representing either the goal or recipient of the action of a verb or the goal of a preposition, as ball in I hit the ball, her and question in He asked her a question, or table in under the table.

6. (v.i.) object
to offer a reason or argument in opposition.

7.  object
to express or feel disapproval, dislike, or distaste.

8. (v.t.) object
to state or cite in opposition:
They objected that the rules were unfair.

Etymology: (1325–75; (n.) ME < ML objectum something thrown down or presented (to the mind) < L objectus, ptp. of objicere=ob-ob-+-jicere, der. of jacere to throw; (v.) ME: to argue against &indirdesc; L objectāre to throw or put before, oppose)

Definition of 'Object'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) object, physical object
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
"it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"

2. (noun) aim, object, objective, target
the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
"the sole object of her trip was to see her children"

3. (noun) object
(grammar) a constituent that is acted upon
"the object of the verb"

4. (noun) object
the focus of cognitions or feelings
"objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"

5. (verb) object
(computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer
"in object-oriented programming, objects include data and define its status, its methods of operation and how it interacts with other objects"

6. (verb) object
express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
"She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"

7. (verb) object
be averse to or express disapproval of
"My wife objects to modern furniture"

Definition of 'Object'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) object
a thing that is not living
She took a vase and a few other household objects.

2. object
a purpose or goal; = aim
The object of the game is to win the most cards.; The object is to help older people stay at home.

3. (verb) object
to disagree or be against
He objected to being called a little boy.

4. object
to give sth as a reason why you are against sth
Some readers objected that the ad was misleading.

Definition of 'Object'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Object
opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed

2. (verb) Object
to set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose

3. (verb) Object
to offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason

4. (verb) Object
to make opposition in words or argument; -- usually followed by to

5. (verb) Object
that which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible; as, he observed an object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he touched a strange object in the dark

6. (verb) Object
that which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc

7. (verb) Object
that by which the mind, or any of its activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; end; aim; motive; final cause

8. (verb) Object
sight; show; appearance; aspect

9. (verb) Object
a word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb

Translation of 'Object'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a thing that can be seen or felt There were various objects on the table.
Afrikaans: voorwerp	Arabic: شَيء	Bulgarian: предмет
Brazilian: objeto	Czech: předmět	German: der Gegenstand
Danish: ting	Greek: αντικείμενο	Spanish: objeto, cosa
Estonian: ese	Farsi: چیز؛ شی	Finnish: esine
French: objet	Hebrew: חֶפֶץ	Hindi: वस्तु
Croatian: predmet	Hungarian: tárgy	Indonesian: benda
Icelandic: hlutur	Japanese: 物	Korean: 물건, 물체
Lithuanian: daiktas, objektas	Latvian: objekts; priekšmets	Malay: benda
Dutch: voorwerp	Norwegian: gjenstand, ting	Polish: przedmiot
Persian: چیز؛ شی	Pashto: يو شى	Portuguese: objecto
Romanian: obiect	Russian: предмет; вещь	Slovak: predmet
Slovenian: predmet	Serbian: stvar	Swedish: föremål, sak, ting
Thai: สิ่งของ	Turkish: nesne,şey	Taiwanese: 物體
Ukrainian: предмет, річ	Urdu: شئ	Vietnamese: đồ vật
Chinese: 物体
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