object

English

Etymology

From Latin obiectum ‎(“object”, literally “thrown against”), from obiectus, perfect passive participle of obiciō ‎(“I throw against”), from ob- ‎(“against”) +‎ iaciō ‎(“I throw”).

Pronunciation

Noun

• (UK) enPR: ŏb'jĕkt, IPA^(key): /ˈɒb.dʒɛkt/
• (US) enPR: ŏb'jĕkt, IPA^(key): /ˈɑb.dʒɛkt/

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Verb

• (UK, US) enPR: əb-jĕkt', IPA^(key): /əbˈdʒɛkt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛkt

Noun

object ‎(plural objects)

1. A thing that has physical existence.
2. The goal, end or purpose of something.
   • 2000, Phyllis Barkas Goldman & John Grigni, Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures

     The object of tlachtli was to keep the rubber ball from touching the ground while trying to push it to the opponent's endline.

3. (grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
4. A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.

   Mary Jane had been the object of Peter's affection for years.

   The convertible, once object of his desire, was now the object of his hatred.

5. (object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.
6. (category theory) An element within a category upon which functions operate. Thus, a category consists of a set of element objects and the functions that operate on them.
7. (obsolete) Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
   • Chapman

     He, advancing close / Up to the lake, past all the rest, arose / In glorious object.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)

Synonyms

• (thing): article, item, thing
• (person or thing toward which an emotion is directed): target
• See also Wikisaurus:goal

Hyponyms

Hyponyms of “object”

art object celestial object deep-sky object depicted object direct object exponential object first-class object foreign object

found object function object God object Herbig-Haro object immutable object indirect object initial object Kuiper belt object/KBO

mental object Messier object mock object mutable object native object natural object null object physical object

prepositional object retained object second-class object sex object superluminal object terminal object third-class object unidentified flying object/UFO

Derived terms

Derived terms

object-based object-control object-oriented

objecthood objectify objectionable

objective

Related terms

Related terms

object ball object blindness object code object complement

object glass object language object lens object lesson

object orientation object-oriented object pronoun object space

Related terms

• object graph
• objet d’art

Translations

thing

• Afrikaans: objek
• Armenian: օբյեկտ (hy) ‎(ōbyekt), իր (hy) ‎(ir), առարկա (hy) ‎(aṙarka)
• Asturian: oxetu m
• Belarusian: прадме́т m ‎(pradmjét), аб'е́кт m ‎(abʺjékt)
• Bulgarian: предме́т (bg) m ‎(predmét), обе́кт (bg) m ‎(obékt)
• Catalan: objecte (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 物體 (zh), 物体 (zh) ‎(wùtǐ), 物件 (zh) ‎(wùjiàn)

• Czech: předmět (cs) m, objekt (cs) m
• Danish: objekt (da), ting (da)
• Dutch: object (nl) n, voorwerp (nl) n
• Estonian: ese
• Finnish: esine (fi), objekti (fi)
• French: objet (fr) m
• Galician: obxecto m
• Georgian: საგანი ‎(sagani), ობიექტი ‎(obiekṭi)
• German: Gegenstand (de) m, Objekt (de) n
• Greek: αντικείμενο (el) n ‎(antikeímeno)
• Haitian Creole: objè
• Hebrew: אוביקט (he) m, חפץ (he) m
• Hindi: चीज़ (hi) f ‎(cīz)
• Hungarian: tárgy (hu)
• Icelandic: hlutur (is) m
• Ido: objekto (io)
• Italian: oggetto (it) m
• Japanese: 物体 (ja) ‎(ぶったい, buttai), 物 (ja) ‎(もの, mono), 物件 ‎(ぶっけん, bukken)
• Khmer: វត្ថុ (km) ‎(voattʰo’)
• Korean: 물건 (ko) ‎(mulgeon) (物件 (ko))

• Macedonian: предмет m ‎(predmet)
• Malagasy: zavatra (mg)
• Marathi: वस्तु ‎(vastu)
• Norman: objet m
• Norwegian: objekt (no) n, ting (no) m, gjenstand (no) m
• Old English: þing n
• Persian: چیز (fa) ‎(čiz), شیء (fa) ‎(šey')
• Polish: przedmiot (pl) m, obiekt (pl) m
• Portuguese: objeto (pt) m
• Romanian: obiect (ro) n, lucru (ro) n
• Russian: объе́кт (ru) m ‎(obʺjékt), предме́т (ru) m ‎(predmét)
• Sanskrit: वस्तु (sa) ‎(vastu)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: (Bosnian, Serbian) објекат m, (Croatian) објект m, предмет m

  Roman: (Bosnian, Serbian) objekat m, (Croatian) objekt (sh) m, predmet (sh) m

• Sindhi: شَي f, وَٿَ (sd) f, وَکَرُ m
• Slovak: predmet (sk) m, objekt m
• Slovene: predmet (sl) m, objekt m
• Spanish: objeto (es) m, objecto m
• Swedish: objekt (sv) n, föremål (sv) n
• Tajik: шайъ (tg) ‎(šayʾ)
• Telugu: వస్తువు (te) ‎(vastuvu)
• Turkish: cisim (tr), nesne (tr)
• Ukrainian: предме́т (uk) m ‎(predmét), об'є́кт m ‎(obʺjékt)
• Urdu: چیز f ‎(cīz)
• Vietnamese: đồ vật (vi), vật thể (vi)

the goal, end or purpose of something

• Arabic: هَدَف (ar) m ‎(hadaf)
• Armenian: նպատակ (hy) ‎(npatak)
• Greek: σκοπός (el) m ‎(skopós)

• Maori: aronga
• Spanish: objeto (es) m

in grammar

• Arabic: مَفْعُول m ‎(mafʿūl)
• Armenian: խնդիր (hy) ‎(xndir)
• Asturian: oxetu m
• Catalan: objecte (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 賓語 (zh), 宾语 (zh) ‎(bīnyǔ)

• Czech: předmět (cs) m
• Dutch: lijdend voorwerp (nl) n, meewerkend voorwerp (nl) n
• Faroese: ávirki n
• Finnish: objekti (fi)
• French: objet (fr) m
• Galician: obxecto m
• German: Ergänzung (de) f, Satzergänzung f, Objekt (de) n
• Greek: αντικείμενο (el) n ‎(antikeímeno)
• Hebrew: מושא (he) m
• Hindi: कर्म (hi) ‎(karma)
• Hungarian: tárgy (hu)
• Icelandic: andlag (is) n, andl. n
• Italian: oggetto (it) m
• Japanese: 目的語 ‎(もくてきご, mokutekigo)
• Mongolian: тусагдахуун (mn) ‎(tusagdahuun)
• Norman: objet m
• Kalmyk: немлт ‎(nemlt)

• Khmer: កម្មបទ (km) ‎(kambɑt)
• Korean: 목적어 (ko) ‎(mokjeogeo)
• Latin: objectum
• Macedonian: предмет m ‎(predmet), обје́кт m ‎(objékt)
• Marathi: कर्म (mr) ‎(karma)
• Norwegian: objekt (no) n
• Persian: مفعول (fa) ‎(maf'ul)
• Polish: dopełnienie (pl) n
• Portuguese: objeto (pt) m
• Romanian: obiect (ro) n
• Russian: объе́кт (ru) m ‎(obʺjékt), дополне́ние (ru) n ‎(dopolnénije)
• Sanskrit: कर्म (sa) ‎(karma)
• Scottish Gaelic: cuspair m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: (Bosnian, Serbian) објекат m, (Croatian) објект m

  Roman: (Bosnian, Serbian) objekat m, (Croatian) objekt (sh) m

• Sindhi: مفعول m
• Spanish: complemento (es) m, objeto (es) m
• Swedish: objekt (sv) n
• Telugu: కర్మ (te) ‎(karma)
• Turkish: nesne (tr)
• Vietnamese: tân ngữ (vi)

person or thing to which an emotion is directed

• Asturian: oxetu m
• Catalan: objecte (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 對象 (zh), 对象 (zh) ‎(duìxiàng)

• Finnish: kohde (fi)
• French: objet (fr) m
• Galician: obxecto m
• Greek: αντικείμενο (el) n ‎(antikeímeno)
• Italian: oggetto (it) m
• Japanese: 対象 (ja) ‎(たいしょう, taishō)
• Khmer: វត្ថុវិស័យ ‎(voattʰo vi’say)

• Maori: rauwene (of censure, criticism, blame)
• Norwegian: gjenstand (no) m
• Polish: przedmiot (pl) m, obiekt (pl) m
• Portuguese: objetivo (pt) m
• Romanian: obiect (ro) n
• Russian: объе́кт (ru) m ‎(obʺjékt)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: (Bosnian, Serbian) објекат m, (Croatian) објект m

  Roman: (Bosnian, Serbian) objekat m, (Croatian) objekt (sh) m

• Sindhi: نشانو m
• Swedish: föremål (sv) n
• Vietnamese: đối tượng (vi)

in object-oriented programming

• Arabic: كَائِن (ar) m ‎(kāʾin)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 對象 (zh), 对象 (zh) ‎(duìxiàng)

• Dutch: object (nl) n
• Finnish: olio (fi)
• French: objet (fr) m
• German: Objekt (de) n
• Greek: αντικείμενο (el) n ‎(antikeímeno)
• Hebrew: אוביקט (he) m
• Italian: oggetto (it) m
• Japanese: オブジェクト (ja) ‎(obujekuto)
• Norman: objet m

• Macedonian: обје́кт m ‎(objékt)
• Norwegian: objekt (no) n
• Persian: شیء (fa) ‎(šey')
• Polish: obiekt (pl) m
• Portuguese: objeto (pt) m
• Russian: объе́кт (ru) m ‎(obʺjékt)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: (Bosnian, Serbian) објекат m, (Croatian) објект m

  Roman: (Bosnian, Serbian) objekat m, (Croatian) objekt (sh) m

• Spanish: objeto (es) m
• Swedish: objekt (sv) n
• Turkish: nesne (tr), obje (tr)

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• Ido: ^{(please verify)} objekto (io)
• Slovak: ^{(please verify)} predmet m

See also

• subject

Verb

object ‎(third-person singular simple present objects, present participle objecting, simple past and past participle objected) 'panget

1. (intransitive) To disagree with something or someone; especially in a Court of Law, to raise an objection.

   I object to the proposal to build a new airport terminal.

2. (transitive, obsolete) To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
   • Spenser

     He gave to him to object his heinous crime.

   • Addison

     Others object the poverty of the nation.

   • Whitgift

     The book […] giveth liberty to object any crime against such as are to be ordered.

3. (transitive, obsolete) To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
   • Fairfax

     Of less account some knight thereto object, / Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove.

   • Hooker

     some strong impediment or other objecting itself

   • Alexander Pope

     Pallas to their eyes / The mist objected, and condensed the skies.

Derived terms

• objection

Translations

disagree with something or someone

• Armenian: առարկել (hy) ‎(aṙarkel)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 反對 (zh), 反对 (zh) ‎(fǎnduì)

• Czech: namítnout
• Danish: indvende
• Dutch: protesteren (nl), ertegen zijn
• Faroese: mótmæla
• Finnish: vastustaa (fi), väittää vastaan
• French: s'opposer (fr), objecter (fr)
• Georgian: უარყოფა ‎(uarq̇opa), შეპასუხება ‎(šeṗasuxeba), შესიტყვება ‎(šesiṭq̇veba), შეკამათება ‎(šeḳamateba), შედავება ‎(šedaveba)
• German: dagegen sein (de), Einwände haben, einwenden (de)
• Greek: διαφωνώ (el) ‎(diafonó), αντιτίθεμαι (el) ‎(antitíthemai), ενίσταμαι (el) ‎(enístamai), αντιτείνω (el) ‎(antiteíno)
• Hungarian: ellenez (hu)
• Icelandic: mótmæla (is), malda í mórinn, mæla á móti
• Ido: objecionar (io)
• Italian: obiettare (it)
• Japanese: 反対する (ja) ‎(はんたいする, hantai-suru)

• Macedonian: приговара ‎(prigovara)
• Malagasy: mitohitra, tsy manaiky
• Polish: sprzeciwiać się (pl)
• Portuguese: objetar (pt)
• Quechua: kutipakuy
• Romanian: obiecta (ro), opune (ro)
• Russian: возража́ть (ru) impf ‎(vozražátʹ), возрази́ть (ru) pf ‎(vozrazítʹ)
• Slovak: namietať
• Spanish: objetar (es)
• Swedish: invända (sv), motsätta sig, protestera (sv)
• Turkish: karşı çıkmak (tr), itirazı olmak
• Vietnamese: phản đối (vi)

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Noun

object n ‎(plural objecten, diminutive objectje n)

1. object