Object (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
  2. a thing, person, or matter to which thought or action is directed: an object of medical investigation.
  3. the end toward which effort or action is directed; goal; purpose: Profit is the object of business.
  4. 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.
  5. anything that may be apprehended intellectually: objects of thought.
  6. the thing of which a lens or mirror forms an image.
  7. (in many languages, such as English) a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that represents either the goal of the action of a verb or the goal of a preposition in a prepositional phrase: for example, ball in John hit the ball, or Venice in He came to Venice, or coin and her in He gave her a coin.
  8. Digital Technology.
    • any item that can be individually selected or manipulated, as a picture, data file, or piece of text.
    • in object-oriented programming, a self-contained entity that consists of both data and operations to manipulate the data.
  9. something toward which a cognitive act is directed.
verb (used without object)
  1. to offer a reason or argument in opposition.
  2. to express or feel disapproval, dislike, or distaste; be averse.
  3. to refuse or attempt to refuse to permit some action, speech, etc.
verb (used with object)
  1. to state, claim, or cite in opposition; put forward in objection, disagreement, or disapproval: Some people objected that the proposed import duty would harm world trade.
  2. to bring forward or cite in opposition.
abbreviation
  1. objection.
  2. objective.
noun
  1. a tangible and visible thing
  2. a person or thing seen as a focus or target for feelings, thought, etc
  3. an aim, purpose, or objective
  4. a ridiculous or pitiable person, spectacle, etc
  5. that towards which cognition is directed, as contrasted with the thinking subject; anything regarded as external to the mind, esp in the external world
  6. a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase whose referent is the recipient of the action of a verb
  7. a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that is governed by a preposition
  8. not a hindrance or obstacle
  9. a self-contained identifiable component of a software system or design
verb
  1. to state as an objection
  2. to raise or state an objection (to); present an argument (against)
Object (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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