Meaning

3 senses
  1. (intransitive)To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection.

    I object to the proposal to build a new airport terminal.

    We strongly object to sending her to jail for ten years.

    dagegen sein, Einwände haben, einwenden

    возража́тьvozražátʹ, возрази́тьvozrazítʹ

    запере́чуватиzaperéčuvaty, запере́читиzaperéčyty

    express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent

  2. (obsolete, transitive)To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.

  3. (obsolete, transitive)To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.

    early 17th century, Edward Fairfax, Godfrey of Bulloigne: or The recovery of Jerusalem. Of less account some knight thereto object, / Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove.

    c. 1678, Richard Hooker, a sermon some strong impediment or other objecting itself

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

  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

  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

  4. Can you describe the object?

    Можеш описати об'єкт? — deniko

    ruТы можешь описать этот предмет? — Arkadeko

    deKönnen Sie den Gegenstand beschreiben? — Tamy

  5. Hopefully, no one will object.

    Сподіваюся, ніхто не заперечуватиме. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
disagree with something or someone:
Русский
By meaning 1
disagree with something or someone:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
disagree with something or someone:

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

objects, objecting, objected, objected
Base formobject · to object
3rd person singularobjects
Present participleobjecting
Past simpleobjected
Past participleobjected

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyobject
he, she, itobjects

Past simpleLesson

all personsobjected

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave objected
he, she, ithas objected

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill object

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Word family

6 related words

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
object — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto