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Definition of Object
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Object
To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose. To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason. To make opposition in words or argument; -- usually followed by to. That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible; as, he observed an object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he touched a strange object in the dark. That which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc. That by which the mind, or any of its activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; end; aim; motive; final cause. Sight; show; appearance; aspect. A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb. Opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed. Related Definitions:
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Object Quotations
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. George S. Patton Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing. Thomas A. Edison The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives. Robert M. Hutchins The object of art is to give life a shape. William Shakespeare I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent. Mohandas Gandhi |
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Object Translations
object in Danish is ting object in Dutch is mikpunt, onderwerp, object, ding object in Finnish is esine object in French is objet, dgssein object in German is Gegenstand, Gegenstand, Zweck, Maschinen object in Italian is traguardo, oggetto object in Norwegian is ting object in Portuguese is objecto, objeto object in Spanish is meta, objecto, finalidad |
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