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objective complement

ob·jec·tive com·ple·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh b-jek-tiv noun kom-pluh-muh nt]
    • /əbˈdʒɛk tɪv noun ˈkɒm plə mənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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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