Meaning

5 senses
  1. A material object that physically exists.

    Gegenstand, Objekt

    объе́ктobʺjékt

  2. A goal that is striven for.

    Ziel

    цельcelʹ

    мета́metá, цільcilʹ

  3. The objective case.

    объе́ктный паде́жobʺjéktnyj padéž

  4. A noun or pronoun in the objective case.

  5. The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.

    Objektiv

    объекти́вobʺjektív

    об'єкти́вobʺjektýv

    the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed

Examples

160 sentences
  1. I'm sure Tom will be objective.

    Я певен, що Том буде об'єктивним. — deniko

  2. You're not being objective.

    Ти необ'єктивний. — deniko

  3. We have only one objective.

    У нас лише одна ціль. — deniko

    ruУ нас только одна цель. — marafon

    deWir haben nur ein Ziel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Tom will probably be objective.

    Том, мабуть, буде об'єктивний. — deniko

  5. Tom is objective.

    Том об'єктивний. — deniko

    ruТом объективен. — marafon

    deTom ist objektiv. — Felixjp

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
goal:
lens:
Русский
By meaning 4
material object:
goal:
(grammar) the objective case:
lens:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
material object:
goal:
lens:

Origin

From Middle English obgectyf, from Middle French objectif and its etymon Medieval Latin ob

From Middle English obgectyf, from Middle French objectif and its etymon Medieval Latin obiectīvus. By surface analysis, object + -ive.

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Forms

plural: objectives
Singularobjective
Pluralobjectives

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed:objective lensobject lensobject glass
  • the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable):aimobjecttarget

Word family

6 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • to stay objective
  • stay objective
  • to be objective

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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