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direct object

Syllabification: (di·rect ob·ject)
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Definition of direct object

noun

  • a noun phrase denoting a person or thing that is the recipient of the action of a transitive verb, for example the dog in Jimmy fed the dog. Compare with indirect object.

Grammar

See indirect object.

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Definition of direct object in the British & World English dictionary