objective

Pluralobjectives

1. 1
   nouncountable

   Something you are trying to reach or achieve.

   Like the finish line you are trying to reach in a race.

   Our main objective is to finish the project by Friday.

   The team set clear objectives for the new year.

   Similargoal, aim, target

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2. 2
   adjective

   Based on real facts, not on personal feelings.

   Like a thermometer that reads the same number no matter how you feel.

   A good judge stays objective when listening to both sides.

   Try to give an objective report of what really happened.

   Similarfactual

   Oppositesubjective

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3. 3
   adjective

   Not changed by strong feelings or unfair opinions.

   Like a referee who does not cheer for either team.

   She tried to stay objective even though the news made her angry.

   An objective referee does not favor either team.

   Similarunbiased, impartial, neutral, fair, dispassionate

   Oppositesubjective, biased, partial

4. 4
   adjective

   Real and existing in the physical world, not just in the mind.

   Like a rock that stays there whether or not anyone is looking.

   Philosophers ask whether colors have an objective existence outside our minds.

   He argued that the danger was objective, not just imagined.

   Oppositesubjective

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   A real thing that you can touch and that exists in the world.

   Like a stone you can pick up, not a dream you only imagine.

   She believed a thought was less real than an objective you could hold in your hand.

   Every objective in the room had weight and took up space.

6. 6
   nouncountable

   The lens at the front of a microscope or camera, nearest to the thing you are looking at.

   Like the front glass of a camera that faces what you photograph.

   She switched to a stronger objective to see the cells more clearly.

   Wipe the objective gently so the image stays sharp.

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7. 7
   adjective

   Showing that a noun or pronoun is the object of a verb.

   In English, 'him' is the objective form of 'he'.

   Use the objective pronoun after a verb, as in 'She saw me'.

   Oppositesubjective

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8. 8
   noun

   In grammar, the form a word takes when it is the object of a verb.

   In English, 'me' sits in the objective, while 'I' is the subject form.

   Pronouns change shape when they move into the objective.

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9. 9
   nouncountable

   A word, like 'him' or 'them', used as the object of a verb.

   In 'She called him', the word 'him' is an objective.

   Teachers point out objectives like 'us' and 'them' in sentences.

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10. 10
    adjective

    Showing a verb form that points to the object of an action.

    In Nenets, the objective ending shows the verb has a clear object.

    Learners study the objective forms that mark what receives the action.

    Oppositesubjective

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