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direct object

noun

Meaning

  1. (grammar, in languages without cases) The noun or noun phrase that a verb is directly acting upon.
  2. (grammar, in languages with case distinctions) Such an object when it is in the accusative case, but (generally) not when it is in another case.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

object of the verb(English)objective case(English)objective clause(English)object(English)object clause(English)verb-object(English)objective(English)depictive(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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