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ob•ject n.

[countable]

anything that can be seen or touched and is for the most part stable or lasting in form, and is usually not alive:to collect small objects.
a thing, person, or matter to which thought or action is directed; the cause of such thought or action:the object of her desires.
the purpose toward which effort or action is directed;
goal;
objective:His main object was to take over the company.
Grammara noun, noun phrase, or pronoun in a phrase or sentence that represents either the goal or the thing receiving the action of a verb, or that represents the goal of a preposition: The word ball in I hit the ball is an object. The words her and question in He asked her a question are objects. The word table in the phrase under the table is also an object. Compare direct object,directobjectindirect object.
a cause for worry or restraint[uncountable]Money is no object, so spend all you want.

to express or feel disapproval, dislike, or opposition: [~ + to + object]They objected to my proposal.[no object]They wanted to sell the property, but we objected strongly.
to state or present (some fact or opinion, etc.) as the thing that one opposes[~ + that clause]They objected that the rules were unfair.

ob•jec•tor, n. [countable]See -jec-.

ob•ject (n. ob′jikt, -jekt;v. əb jekt′),
n.

anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
a thing, person, or matter to which thought or action is directed:an object of medical investigation.
the end toward which effort or action is directed; goal;
purpose:Profit is the object of business.
a person or thing with reference to the impression made on the mind or the feeling or emotion elicited in an observer:an object of curiosity and pity.
anything that may be apprehended intellectually:objects of thought.
Optics[Optics.]the thing of which a lens or mirror forms an image.
Grammar[Gram.](in many languages, as English) a noun, noun phrase, or noun substitute representing by its syntactical position either the goal of the action of a verb or the goal of a preposition in a prepositional phrase, as ball in John hit the ball, Venice in He came to Venice, coin and her in He gave her a coin. Cf.direct object, indirect object.
Computing[Computers.]any item that can be individually selected or manipulated, as a picture, data file, or piece of text.
[Metaphys.]something toward which a cognitive act is directed.

v.i.

v.t.

to state, claim, or cite in opposition;
put forward in objection:Some persons objected that the proposed import duty would harm world trade.
[Archaic.]to bring forward or adduce in opposition.

Etymology:

Latin objectāre to throw or put before, oppose
Middle French obje(c)ter)
Medieval Latin objectum something thrown down or presented (to the mind), noun, nominal use of neuter of Latin objectus (past participle of objicere), equivalent. to ob- ob- + jec- (combining form of jacere to throw; see jet¹) + -tus past participle suffix; (verb, verbal) Middle English objecten to argue against (
(noun, nominal) Middle English: something perceived, purpose, objection 1325–75

ob•jec′tor, n.
3 . objective, target, destination, intent, intention, motive. See aim.
object.,

objection.

objective.

object,⁰ +n.

Computing[Computers.]any item that can be individually selected or manipulated, as a picture, data file, or piece of text.

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object /ˈɒbdʒɪkt/ n

a tangible and visible thing
a person or thing seen as a focus or target for feelings, thought, etc
an aim, purpose, or objective
informal a ridiculous or pitiable person, spectacle, etc
that towards which cognition is directed, as contrasted with the thinking subject; anything regarded as external to the mind, esp in the external world
a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase whose referent is the recipient of the action of a verb
See also direct object, indirect object
a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that is governed by a preposition
no object ⇒ not a hindrance or obstacle: money is no object
a self-contained identifiable component of a software system or design

Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin objectus something thrown before (the mind), from Latin obicere; see object²

object /əbˈdʒɛkt/ vb

(tr; takes a clause as object) to state as an objection
(intransitive) often followed by to: to raise or state an objection (to); present an argument (against)

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin obicere, from ob- against + jacere to throw

obˈjector n

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