Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
indirect object — 1. In grammar, an indirect object is a person or thing named as the recipient of the direct object of a transitive (or more strictly, ditransitive) verb. In the sentences I gave my sister a book and I gave her a book, my sister and her are the… … Modern English usage
indirect object — indirect objects N COUNT An indirect object is an object which is used with a transitive verb to indicate who benefits from an action or gets something as a result. For example, in She gave him her address , him is the indirect object. Compare… … English dictionary
indirect object — n technical an ↑object of a verb that refers to the person that something is given to, said to, made for etc. For example, in the sentence I asked him a question , the indirect object is him … Dictionary of contemporary English
indirect object — ► NOUN Grammar ▪ a noun phrase referring to a person or thing that is affected by the action of a transitive verb but is not the primary object (e.g. him in give him the book) … English terms dictionary
indirect object — n. Gram. the word or words denoting the person or thing indirectly affected by the action of the verb: it generally names the person or thing to which something is given or for which something is done (Ex.: him in “give him the ball,” “do him a… … English World dictionary
indirect object — noun the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb • Hypernyms: ↑object * * * noun, pl ⋯ jects [count] grammar : a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that occurs in addition to a direct object after some verbs and indicates … Useful english dictionary
indirect object — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms indirect object : singular indirect object plural indirect objects linguistics the person or thing in a sentence that is indirectly affected by the action of the verb because something is given to them or done… … English dictionary
indirect object — noun (C) technical the second object 1 (6) of a verb in a sentence, which is the person or thing that the direct object 1 is given to, said to, made for etc. For example, in the sentence I asked him a question , the indirect object is him … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ˌindirect ˈobject — noun [C] linguistics in a sentence with two objects, the person or thing that receives something through the action of the verb. For example ‘me is the indirect object in ‘He gave me the book … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
indirect object — a word or group of words representing the person or thing with reference to which the action of a verb is performed, in English generally coming between the verb and the direct object and paraphrasable as the object of a preposition, usually to… … Universalium
