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direct object

noun
noun
BrE BrE//dəˌrekt ˈɒbdʒɪkt//
, BrE//daɪˌrekt ˈɒbdʒɪkt//
; NAmE NAmE//dəˌrekt ˈɑːbdʒekt//
, NAmE//dəˌrekt ˈɑːbdʒɪkt//
, NAmE//daɪˌrekt ˈɑːbdʒekt//
, NAmE//daɪˌrekt ˈɑːbdʒɪkt//
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a noun, noun phrase or pronoun that refers to a person or thing that is directly affected by the action of a verb In ‘I met him in town’, the word ‘him’ is the direct object. compare indirect object
See direct object in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishSee direct object in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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