object
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈɑbdʒɛkt/
- Formal
- The object of the exercise was not to get caught.
- the object is to
- the object of the study
- primary object
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Examples
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This says send to the world that this object will change.
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His object in starting the charity was to help children in need.
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Hey hey listen, the the object is to actually hit these with it, OK?
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Because when you in the streets, the object used to be to get out the streets.
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My feeling is that it becomes an object of crisis.
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Well, as my father used to say, the object is to pass the time.
Fiction book (1993) -
The objects of this story are simple enough.
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In most cases, the object of thought is the universal nature of things.
Academic text (2017) -
The object of the game is to eliminate the opposing players.
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Alright, guys, the object of the game, kick the can without getting tagged!
Synonyms
∞
1.6
The reason something is done or made
∞
1.0
A result a person or group plans to achieve
412
3.4
The reason someone does or says something
363
3.7
A goal a person or group wants to achieve
350
1.0
The aim of a plan or action
347
2.9
The job or purpose of something
336
1.6
A goal a person or group tries to reach
153
1.0
A goal someone wants to reach
34
2.6
The goal someone wants to reach
Antonyms
Compounds
A flying object seen in the sky whose origin is not known and often thought to be from space
- Specialized
1
4.9
A way to write programs that keeps data and the actions that use it together to organize and reuse code
- Informal
1
7.4
A new, flashy thing that attracts attention but has little real use
1
3.9
A word or group of words that names people and things and receives the action of a verb
- Specialized
1
8.1
A language that a translator or program creates from another language
- Specialized
1
4.4
The way the eyes and brain see and tell what objects are, like a cup or car
1
5.1
A person or thing that gets the benefit of an action, often with a direct object
- Specialized
1
3.7
A noun or pronoun that comes after a preposition to complete its meaning
- Jargon
1
8.2
A habit of being easily distracted and leaving tasks for new ideas
- Specialized
1
6.2
A computer language that uses objects and classes to organize code
- Specialized
1
6.7
A database that keeps data and the programs that use it together, good for storing images and videos
- Specialized
The curved piece of glass in a microscope or telescope nearest the object that makes the first image
- Specialized
A database that stores data as items that behave like parts of a program
- Specialized
A thing that stays in a passive sentence, usually the thing the action happens to
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Object comes from Latin ob- ('towards') and jacere ('to throw'), an image like 'throwing your aim ahead of you'. So the object of an activity is the 'goal' or 'thing' you are trying to reach.