objective complement
ob·jec·tive com·ple·ment
O o Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh b-jek-tiv noun kom-pluh-muh nt]
- /əbˈdʒɛk tɪv noun ˈkɒm plə mənt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh b-jek-tiv noun kom-pluh-muh nt]
- /əbˈdʒɛk tɪv noun ˈkɒm plə mənt/
Definitions of objective complement words
- abbreviation OBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT object complement. 1
- noun objective complement a word or group of words used in the predicate of a sentence as a modifier or qualifier of the direct object (Ex.: president in “We elected him president”) 0
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Origin of objective complement
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70
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Parts of speech for Objective complement
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
objective complement popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
objective complement usage trend in Literature
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