Object
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Object
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1 v. t.
To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
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2 v. t.
To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
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3 v. i.
To make opposition in words or argument; -- usually followed by to.
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4 v. t.
That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible; as, he observed an object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he touched a strange object in the dark.
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5 v. t.
That which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc.
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6 v. t.
That by which the mind, or any of its activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; end; aim; motive; final cause.
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7 v. t.
Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
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8 v. t.
A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb.
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9 a.
Opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed.
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10 v. t.
To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
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11 v. t.
To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
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12 v. i.
To make opposition in words or argument; -- usually followed by to.
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13 v. t.
That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible; as, he observed an object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he touched a strange object in the dark.
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14 v. t.
That which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc.
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15 v. t.
That by which the mind, or any of its activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; end; aim; motive; final cause.
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16 v. t.
Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
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17 v. t.
A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb.
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18 a.
Opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed.