noun
( grammar ) a noun, noun phrase or pronoun that refers to a person or thing that is directly affected by the action of a verb :
In 'I met him in town', the word 'him' is the direct object.
—compare indirect object
noun
( grammar ) a noun, noun phrase or pronoun that refers to a person or thing that is directly affected by the action of a verb :
In 'I met him in town', the word 'him' is the direct object.
—compare indirect object
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005