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object

/ˈɑːbʤɪkt/

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noun

plural -jects

[count] :a thing that you can see and touch and that is not alive

There were three objects in the box: a comb, a pen, and a button.

an inanimate object [=a thing that is not alive, such as a rock, a chair, a book, etc.]

[count] someone or something that makes you feel a specified emotion - + of

The book's lead character is both an object of desire and an object of pity. [=the lead character is both desired and pitied by other characters in the book]

She is the object of his affection.

someone or something that your attention or interest is directed toward - often + of

The object of study in her research is the human brain. - see also sex object

[singular] :the goal or aim of a plan or action :the reason or purpose for an activity

His object is to determine how much the business will cost to operate.

usually + of

The object of the game is to score the most points.

[count] grammar :a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that receives the action of a verb or completes the meaning of a preposition - compare subject; see also direct object, indirect object

no object

used to say that something is not important or worth worrying about

When they take a vacation, money is no object. [=they don't worry about how much something costs] They always stay at the most expensive places.

If cost was/were no object [=if cost did not matter; if we had enough money] we'd buy a new car instead of fixing the old one.

verb

-jects; -jected; -jecting

[no obj] :to disagree with something or oppose something

No one objected when the paintings were removed.

(law) Your honor, I object. That question is misleading. - often + to

A number of people objected to the proposed changes.

Many people object to [=do not like] the amount of violence on television.

[+ obj] :to say (something that explains why you oppose something or disagree)

We can't buy the chair, he objected. It won't fit in the car. - often + that

He objected that the chair was too big to fit in the car.

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