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Definition of Object of the verb
1. Noun. The object that receives the direct action of the verb.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Object Of The Verb
Literary usage of Object of the verb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Grammar of the German Language: Designed for a Thoro and Practical Study by George Oliver Curme (1922)
"Here the accusative of the reflexive is retained and the MHG accusative object
of the verb becomes a genitive, as the construction has been conformed to a ..."
2. American Anthropologist by American Anthropological Association (1902)
"(20) Di is the objective pronoun of the first person singular, object of the verb
following ; -da is the causative suffix and -s the definitive. ..."
3. A New English Grammar, Logical and Historical by Henry Sweet (1900)
"In / wonder what he meant, I asked what he meant, what is the object of the verb
of the conjunctive clause, and this clause is the object of the verb of the ..."
4. The Combined Spanish Method: A Practical and Theoretical System for Learning by Alberto de Tornos (1915)
"But if the object of the verb be the reflexive pronoun, it must be placed first;
as, Luego se me excusó. He excused himself immediately to me. 136. ..."
5. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1837)
"In Greek there is sometimes a double accusative after the verb, one of which
simply denotes the object of the verb, and the other points to the condition or ..."