ALL meanings of direct object
di·rect ob·ject
D d - noun direct object a word or group of words representing the person or thing upon which the action of a verb is performed or toward which it is directed: in English, generally coming after the verb, without a preposition. In He saw it the pronoun it is the direct object of saw. 2
- noun direct object grammar: sb or sth directly affected by verb 1
- noun direct object (grammar) The noun or noun phrase that a verb is directly acting upon. 0
- countable noun direct object In grammar, the direct object of a transitive verb is the noun group which refers to someone or something directly affected by or involved in the action performed by the subject. For example, in 'I saw him yesterday', 'him' is the direct object. Compare indirect object. 0
- noun direct object a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase whose referent receives the direct action of a verb. For example, a book is the direct object in the sentence They bought Anne a book 0
- noun direct object the word or words denoting the thing or person that receives the action of a transitive verb; goal or result of a verbal action (Ex.: ball in “he hit the ball”) 0