DIRECT OBJECT


Meaning of DIRECT OBJECT in English

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.