Meaning

8 senses

  1. A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.

    Gegenstand, Objekt, Sache

    объе́ктobʺjékt, предме́тpredmét, вещьveščʹ

    предме́тpredmét, об'є́ктobʺjékt, річrič

  2. Objective; goal, end or purpose of something.

    Gegenstand, Ziel

    объе́ктobʺjékt

    об'є́ктobʺjékt

  3. The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.

    Ergänzung, Satzergänzung, Objekt

    объе́ктobʺjékt, дополне́ниеdopolnénije

    дода́токdodátok, об'є́ктobʺjékt

  4. A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.

    Mary Jane had been the object of Peter's affection for years.

    The convertible, once the object of his desire, was now the object of his hatred.

    Objekt

    объе́ктobʺjékt

  5. A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.

    A cause for attention or concern.

    the object of a strongly worded censure

    Money is no object to him.

  6. An instantiation of a class or structure.

    Objekt

    объе́ктobʺjékt

  7. An instance of one of the two kinds of entities that form a category, the other kind being the arrows (also called morphisms).

    Similarly, there is a category whose objects are groups and whose arrows are the homomorphisms from one group to another.

  8. (obsolete)Sight; show; appearance; aspect.

    c. 1610s, George Chapman, Batrachomyomachia He, advancing close / Up to the lake, past all the rest, arose / In glorious object.

More definitions
  • a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
  • the focus of cognitions or feelings
  • (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer
  • (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon

Examples

540 sentences

  1. I don't object to your plan.

    Я не маю заперечень проти вашого плану. — deniko

    ruЯ не возражаю против твоего плана. — Lenin_1917

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  2. I object to being treated like a child.

    Я заперечую проти того, щоб до мене ставились як до дитини. — ascolto

    deIch weigere mich, wie ein Kind behandelt zu werden. — Manfredo

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  3. What is this object used for?

    Для чого використовується цей предмет? — rmdas

    ruДля чего используется этот предмет? — corvard

    deWofür wird dieser Gegenstand benutzt? — al_ex_an_der

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  4. Can you describe the object?

    Можеш описати об'єкт? — deniko

    ruТы можешь описать этот предмет? — Arkadeko

    deKönnen Sie den Gegenstand beschreiben? — Tamy

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  5. Hopefully, no one will object.

    Сподіваюся, ніхто не заперечуватиме. — deniko

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
1. thing:
3. in grammar:
Русский
By meaning 2
1. thing:
3. in grammar:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
1. thing:
2. the goal, end or purpose of something:
3. in grammar:

Origin

From Old French object, from Medieval Latin obiectum (“object”, literally “thrown against”

From Old French object, from Medieval Latin obiectum (“object”, literally “thrown against”), from obiectus, perfect passive participle of obiciō (“to throw against”), from ob- (“against”) + iaciō (“to throw”), as a calque of Ancient Greek ἀντικείμενον (antikeímenon). Doublet of objectum and objet.

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Forms

plural: objects
Singularobject
Pluralobjects

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
thing:articleA1itemA1thingA1
focusB2
person or thing toward which an emotion is directed:targetA2
Close in meaning
  • a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow:physical object
  • the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable):aimobjectivetarget

Word family

66 related words
RelatedsubjectA1objectify
DerivedobjectiveB1anti-object artblobjectblogjectbusiness objectcognate objectdata objectgroup objecthidden-object gameinterobjectlogjectmetaobjectmultiobjectnanoobjectnonobjectobjectalobject ballobject-basedobject-based languageobject-based programmingobject campobject clauseobject codeobject complement

Collocations

7 patterns
  • objected to my
  • object to your
  • objected to our
  • object to that
  • will object to
  • object to this
  • object to being

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
obfuscateobituaryB2objectifyobjectionB1objectionable
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