DIRECT OBJECT


Meaning of DIRECT OBJECT in English

( direct objects)

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 .

= object

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