Function: noun
Date: circa 1904
: an object of a verb in the predicate of a passive construction (as me in “ a book was given me ” and book in “ I was given a book ” )
Function: noun
Date: circa 1904
: an object of a verb in the predicate of a passive construction (as me in “ a book was given me ” and book in “ I was given a book ” )
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012