INDIRECT OBJECT


Meaning of INDIRECT OBJECT in English

(~s)

An ~ is an object which is used with a transitive verb to indicate who benefits from an action or gets something as a result. For example, in ‘She gave him her address’, ‘him’ is the ~. Compare direct object .

N-COUNT

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .