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DIRECT OBJECT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does direct object mean?
• DIRECT OBJECT (noun)
The noun DIRECT OBJECT has 1 sense:
1. the object that receives the direct action of the verb
Familiarity information: DIRECT OBJECT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The object that receives the direct action of the verb
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
direct object; object of the verb
Hypernyms ("direct object" is a kind of...):
object ((grammar) a constituent that is acted upon)
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