objective case
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objective case — noun the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb • Syn: ↑accusative, ↑accusative case • Derivationally related forms: ↑accusative (for: ↑accusative) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
objective case — noun the form of a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb or a preposition. Syn: accusative case … Wiktionary
objective case — grammatical form that is used as the object of a verb or preposition (Grammar) … English contemporary dictionary
Objective — Ob*jec tive ([o^]b*j[e^]k t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. objectif.] 1. Of or pertaining to an object. [1913 Webster] 2. (Metaph.) Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; outward; external; extrinsic; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Objective line — Objective Ob*jec tive ([o^]b*j[e^]k t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. objectif.] 1. Of or pertaining to an object. [1913 Webster] 2. (Metaph.) Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; outward; external;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Objective plane — Objective Ob*jec tive ([o^]b*j[e^]k t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. objectif.] 1. Of or pertaining to an object. [1913 Webster] 2. (Metaph.) Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; outward; external;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Objective point — Objective Ob*jec tive ([o^]b*j[e^]k t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. objectif.] 1. Of or pertaining to an object. [1913 Webster] 2. (Metaph.) Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; outward; external;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
objective — [əb jek′tiv, äbjek′tiv] adj. [ML objectivus] 1. of or having to do with a known or perceived object as distinguished from something existing only in the mind of the subject, or person thinking 2. being, or regarded as being, independent of the… … English World dictionary
Objective — Ob*jec tive, n. 1. (Gram.) The objective case. [1913 Webster] 2. An {object glass}; called also {objective lens}. See under {Object}, n. [1913 Webster] 3. Same as {Objective point}, under {Objective}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
objective lens — Objective Ob*jec tive, n. 1. (Gram.) The objective case. [1913 Webster] 2. An {object glass}; called also {objective lens}. See under {Object}, n. [1913 Webster] 3. Same as {Objective point}, under {Objective}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
