OBJECT - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
Example: She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with; When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license
Categories: Disapprove, Reject
📖 Fun Facts About Object
- • Everything you can touch or see is an object — even light and shadows can act like objects in science experiments!
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
(grammar) a constituent that is acted upon
Example: the object of the verb
Categories: Constituent, Grammatical constituent
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Noun
the focus of cognitions or feelings
Example: objects of thought; the object of my affection
Categories: Content, Cognitive content, Mental object
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Noun
(computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer
Example: in object-oriented programming, objects include data and define its status, its methods of operation and how it interacts with other objects
Categories: Computer science, Computing
Meaning 5
Part of speech: Verb
be averse to or express disapproval of
Example: My wife objects to modern furniture
Categories: Be
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "object" comes from Ancient Greek ἀντικείμενον. It started in Medieval Latin obiectum. Then it appeared in Old French object.
🔗 Related Words
ob – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.