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object
English
Etymology
From Old French object, from Medieval Latin obiectum (“object”, literally “thrown against”), from obiectus, perfect passive participle of obici? (“I throw against”), from ob- (“against”) +? iaci? (“I throw”), as a gloss of Ancient Greek ???????????? (antikeímenon).
Pronunciation
- (noun)
- (UK) enPR: ?b'j?kt, IPA(key): /??b.d???kt/
- (US) enPR: ?b'j?kt, IPA(key): /??b.d???kt/
- (verb)
- (UK, US) enPR: ?b-j?kt', IPA(key): /?b?d???kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
Noun
object (plural objects)
- A thing that has physical existence.
- Objective; 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.
- 2000, Phyllis Barkas Goldman & John Grigni, Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures
- (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.
- A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
- (object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.
- (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.
- (obsolete) Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
- c. 1610s, George Chapman, Batrachomyomachia
- He, advancing close / Up to the lake, past all the rest, arose / In glorious object.
- c. 1610s, George Chapman, Batrachomyomachia
Synonyms
- (thing): article, item, thing
- (person or thing toward which an emotion is directed): target
- See also Thesaurus:goal
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
- subject
References
- object on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
object (third-person singular simple present objects, present participle objecting, simple past and past participle objected)
- (intransitive) To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection.
- (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.
- 1708, Joseph Addison, The Present State of the War, and the Necessity of an Augmentation
- There are others who will object the poverty of the nation.
- 1708, Joseph Addison, The Present State of the War, and the Necessity of an Augmentation
- (transitive, obsolete) To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
- early 17th century, Edward Fairfax, Godfrey of Bulloigne: or The recovery of Jerusalem.
- Of less account some knight thereto object, / Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove.
- c. 1678, Richard Hooker, a sermon
- some strong impediment or other objecting itself
- early 17th century, Edward Fairfax, Godfrey of Bulloigne: or The recovery of Jerusalem.
Derived terms
- objection
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle French [Term?], from Old French object, from Latin obiectum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?j?kt/, /??bj?kt/
- Hyphenation: ob?ject
Noun
object n (plural objecten, diminutive objectje n)
- object, item
- (grammar) object
Related terms
- objectief
- objectiviteit
- subject
Descendants
- Afrikaans: objek
- ? Indonesian: objek
object From the web:
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disposition
English
Alternative forms
- dispotion (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English disposicioun, from Middle French disposition, from Latin dispositi?nem, accusative singular of dispositi?, from disp?n?; analysable as dispose +? -ition. Doublet of dispositio.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d?s.p??z?.??n/
- (US) IPA(key): /?d?s.p??z?.??n/
Noun
disposition (countable and uncountable, plural dispositions)
- The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
- Control over something, or the results produced by the exercise of such control; thus:
- The arrangement or placement of certain things.
- Control over something, especially with regard to disposing or dispensing with an action item (disposal of a concern, allocation of disbursed funds) or control over the arrangement or placement of certain things.
- (law) Transfer or relinquishment to the care or possession of another.
- Synonyms: assignment, conveyance
- (law) Final decision or settlement.
- (medicine) The destination of a patient after medical treatment, especially after emergency triage, first line treatment, or surgery; the choice made for the next venue of care.
- (music) The set of choirs of strings on a harpsichord.
- The arrangement or placement of certain things.
- Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.
- Temperamental makeup or habitual mood.
- Control over something, or the results produced by the exercise of such control; thus:
Derived terms
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Translations
Verb
disposition (third-person singular simple present dispositions, present participle dispositioning, simple past and past participle dispositioned)
- To remove or place in a different position.
Related terms
Danish
Noun
disposition c (singular definite dispositionen, plural indefinite dispositioner)
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Declension
Further reading
- “disposition” in Den Danske Ordbog
Finnish
Noun
disposition
- Genitive singular form of dispositio.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dispositi?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dis.po.zi.sj??/
Noun
disposition f (plural dispositions)
- arrangement; layout
- disposal; the ability or authority to use something
- step; arrangement; measure
- disposition; tendency
Related terms
- disposer
- dispositif
Descendants
- ? Romanian: dispozi?ie
Further reading
- “disposition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dispositi?.
Noun
disposition f (oblique plural dispositions, nominative singular disposition, nominative plural dispositions)
- arrangement; layout
disposition From the web:
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- what dispositions should teachers have
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- what disposition means in court
- what is meant by disposition
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