direct object
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direct object (plural direct objects)
- (grammar, in languages without cases) The noun or noun phrase that a verb is directly acting upon.
- (grammar, in languages with case distinctions) Such an object when it is in the accusative case, but (generally) not when it is in another case.
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editthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Further reading
edit- direct object on Wikipedia.Wikipedia