Phrase guide

direct object

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The noun or noun phrase that a verb is directly acting upon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Such an object when it is in the accusative case, but (generally) not when it is in another case.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the object that receives the direct action of the verb

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: object of the verb

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: object

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: kundrinë e drejtë — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Amharic: ርቱዕ ተሳቢ (rətuʿ täsabi) — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Arabic: مَفعول بِهِ — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Azerbaijani: vasitəsiz tamamlıq — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Breton: renadenn eeun — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Catalan: objecte directe — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 直接賓語 /直接宾语 (zhíjiē bīnyǔ) — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Danish: direkte objekt — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Danish: genstandsled — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Dutch: lijdend voorwerp — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Finnish: suora objekti — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • French: complément d'objet direct — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • French: C.O.D. — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Galician: obxecto directo — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Georgian: პირდაპირი ობიექტი (ṗirdaṗiri obiekṭi) — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • German: direktes Objekt — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • German: Akkusativobjekt — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Hungarian: közvetlen tárgy — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Hungarian: direkt tárgy — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Hungarian: elsődleges tárgy — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Icelandic: beint andlag — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Italian: complemento diretto — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Japanese: 直接目的語 (chokusetsu mokutekigo) — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Korean: 직접목적어 (jikjeop mokjeogeo) — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Malay: objek tepat — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Maltese: oġġett dirett — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Norman: objet direct — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: direkte objekt — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Polish: dopełnienie bliższe — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Portuguese: objeto direto — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Portuguese: complemento direto — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Romanian: complement direct — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Romanian: obiect direct — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Russian: прямо́е дополне́ние (prjamóje dopolnénije) — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Spanish: complemento directo — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Spanish: objeto directo — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Swedish: direkt objekt — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Swedish: ackusativobjekt — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Tagalog: tuwirang layon — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Thai: กรรมตรง — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Turkish: tümleç — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Turkish: nesne — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Turkish: dolaysız tümleç — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Turkish: dolaysız nesne — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Turkish: düz tümleç — the noun a verb is directly acting upon
  • Welsh: gwrthrych uniongyrchol — the noun a verb is directly acting upon