DIRECT OBJECT


Meaning of DIRECT OBJECT in English

ˌdirect ˈobject BrE AmE noun [countable] technical

in grammar, the person or thing that is affected by the action of a ↑ transitive verb, for example ‘Mary’ in the statement ‘I saw Mary’

⇨ ↑ indirect object

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.