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object
noun
a
thing
that
you
can
see
or
touch
,
especially
one
that
is
not
alive
•
The
museum
displayed
a
rare
object
from
ancient
Egypt
.
The
museum
displayed
a
rare
object
from
ancient
Egypt
.
•
Please
don't
touch
that
fragile
object
on
the
shelf
.
Please
don't
touch
that
fragile
object
on
the
shelf
.
From
Latin
"
objectum
"
meaning
"
something
thrown
before
" (
from
"
ob-
"
toward
+
"
iacere
"
to
throw
).
noun
a
goal
or
purpose
that
someone
is
trying
to
achieve
•
The
main
object
of
this
meeting
is
to
plan
the
festival
.
The
main
object
of
this
meeting
is
to
plan
the
festival
.
•
Her
only
object
is
to
help
the
homeless
.
Her
only
object
is
to
help
the
homeless
.
Sense
of
"
goal
"
developed
in
the
early
17th
century
from
the
idea
of
something
toward
which
effort
is
directed
.
verb
to
say
that
you
disagree
with
or
oppose
something
•
Many
residents
object
to
the
plan
to
cut
down
the
old
trees
.
Many
residents
object
to
the
plan
to
cut
down
the
old
trees
.
•
She
will
object
if
we
start
without
her
.
She
will
object
if
we
start
without
her
.
From
Latin
"
objectare
"
meaning
"
to
oppose
"
or
"
throw
in
the
way
",
developing
its
modern
sense
in
the
late
Middle
English
period
.
noun
in
grammar
,
a
noun
,
pronoun
,
or
phrase
that
receives
the
action
of
a
verb
or
shows
what
the
action
affects
•
In
the
sentence
"
I
like
apples
", "
apples
"
is
the
object
.
In
the
sentence
"
I
like
apples
", "
apples
"
is
the
object
.
•
The
student
underlined
each
direct
object
in
the
paragraph
.
The
student
underlined
each
direct
object
in
the
paragraph
.
Adopted
into
grammatical
terminology
in
the
mid-18th
century
,
reflecting
the
part
of
a
sentence
that
something
is
‘
thrown
against
’
by
the
verb
.
objective
noun
something
you
are
trying
hard
to
achieve
or
reach
•
Our
main
objective
is
to
finish
the
project
by
Friday
.
Our
main
objective
is
to
finish
the
project
by
Friday
.
•
The
coach
set
a
clear
objective
for
the
team
:
win
the
championship
.
The
coach
set
a
clear
objective
for
the
team
:
win
the
championship
.
From
Medieval
Latin
“
objectivus
,”
from
Latin
“
objectum
”
meaning
“
something
thrown
before
.”
adjective
based
only
on
facts
and
not
influenced
by
personal
feelings
or
opinions
•
Try
to
be
objective
and
look
at
the
facts
,
not
your
feelings
.
Try
to
be
objective
and
look
at
the
facts
,
not
your
feelings
.
•
Scientists
collect
data
so
they
can
make
objective
conclusions
.
Scientists
collect
data
so
they
can
make
objective
conclusions
.
From
the
same
Latin
root
as
the
noun
sense
;
the
meaning
of
‘
impartial
’
emerged
in
the
17th
century
.
noun
the
main
lens
at
the
front
of
a
microscope
,
telescope
,
or
camera
that
gathers
light
from
the
object
being
viewed
•
She
carefully
cleaned
the
microscope's
objective
before
starting
the
experiment
.
She
carefully
cleaned
the
microscope's
objective
before
starting
the
experiment
.
•
The
photographer
swapped
the
camera's
objective
for
a
wide-angle
lens
.
The
photographer
swapped
the
camera's
objective
for
a
wide-angle
lens
.
Borrowed
into
scientific
English
in
the
19th
century
to
name
the
lens
closest
to
the
object
.
adjective
relating
to
or
forming
the
object
case
in
grammar
•
In
'She
thanked
him'
,
'him'
is
an
objective
pronoun
.
In
'She
thanked
him'
,
'him'
is
an
objective
pronoun
.
•
English
no
longer
marks
nouns
for
an
objective
case
like
some
other
languages
do
.
English
no
longer
marks
nouns
for
an
objective
case
like
some
other
languages
do
.
Usage
in
grammar
dates
to
the
early
19th
century
,
extending
the
sense
of
‘
object
’
in
a
sentence
.
