Object(v. t.)
- To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
Object(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.
Object(v. i.)
- To make opposition in words or argument; -- usually followed by to.
Object(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.
Object(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.
Object(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.
Objection(n.)
- The act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action, by objection.
Objection(n.)
- That which is, or may be, presented in opposition; an adverse reason or argument; a reason for objecting; obstacle; impediment; as, I have no objection to going; unreasonable objections.
Objective(a.)
- Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; outward; external; extrinsic; -- an epithet applied to whatever ir exterior to the mind, or which is simply an object of thought or feeling, and opposed to subjective.
Objective(a.)
- Pertaining to, or designating, the case which follows a transitive verb or a preposition, being that case in which the direct object of the verb is placed. See Accusative, n.