OBJECTIVE


Meaning of OBJECTIVE in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ first , key , main , major , primary , prime , principal

▪ second , secondary

▪ broad , overall , overriding , ultimate

▪ limited , narrow

▪ long-term , short-term

▪ clear , specific

▪ important

▪ stated

The legislation has failed to achieve its stated ~s.

▪ desired

▪ common

The two groups are pursuing a common ~.

▪ economic , educational , environmental , military , political , strategic

▪ business , course , learning , mission , policy , research

VERB + OBJECTIVE

▪ have

▪ accomplish , achieve , attain , complete , fulfil/fulfill , meet , reach , succeed in

The department needs more money to achieve its ~s.

▪ fail in

▪ agree , define , establish , formulate , identify , set , specify

a set of agreed ~s

We need to establish a clear ~.

▪ declare , state

▪ promote , pursue , support

PREPOSITION

▪ in an/the ~

The party is radical in its ~s.

▪ ~ of

We succeeded in our prime ~ of cutting costs.

II.

adj.

VERBS

▪ be , seem

▪ remain

ADVERB

▪ truly , very

▪ completely , entirely , purely , totally , wholly

It is impossible to be completely ~.

▪ fairly , reasonably

▪ apparently ( esp. BrE ), seemingly ( esp. AmE )

▪ supposedly

Objective is used with these nouns: ↑ analysis , ↑ assessment , ↑ criterion , ↑ description , ↑ evaluation , ↑ evidence , ↑ judgement , ↑ manner , ↑ measure , ↑ measurement , ↑ observer , ↑ opinion , ↑ perspective , ↑ point of view , ↑ reality , ↑ standard , ↑ standpoint , ↑ test , ↑ truth , ↑ viewpoint

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .