object

noun

Simple meaning

A cause for attention or concern.

Pronunciation

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ahbjekt

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noun: objektverb: uhbjekt

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɑbdʒɛkt

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

chiefly in the negative
A cause for attention or concern.
A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
Objective; goal, end or purpose of something.
grammar
The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty: A1 · Beginner
Frequency: Very Common
Typical Use: Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A cause for attention or concern.

Used this way, object is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone: Neutral
Formality: Neutral
Intensity: Not strongly marked
How common: Moderately common
Connotation: Matter-of-fact
Usage feel: Neutral and straightforward

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

More ways to use object

“She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with.”verb
“My wife objects to modern furniture.”verb
“The sole object of her trip was to see her children.”noun

Common Patterns and Combinations

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direct objectmain objectgreat object

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

objectornounPerson or profession
A person who dissents from some established policy.
objectivenounDerived noun · specialist
The goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable).
objectivelyadverbDerived adverb
With objectivity.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

object of the verbnounCompound term
The object that receives the direct action of the verb.
object-oriented databasenounCompound term
A database in which the operations carried out on information items (data objects) are considered part of their definition.
object-oriented database management systemnounCompound term
A database management system designed to manage an object-oriented database.
object-oriented programingnounCompound term
Creating a program that can use and support objects.
object-oriented programing languagenounCompound term
A programming language that enables the programmer to associate a set of procedures with each type of data structure.
object-oriented programmingnounCompound term
Creating a program that can use and support objects.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

objective casenounRelated term
The case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb.
objective lensnounRelated term
The lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed.

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Synonyms

Sense: cause for attention or concern

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