direct object
noun/dəˌrekt ˈɒbdʒɪkt/, /daɪˌrekt ˈɒbdʒɪkt/, /dəˌrekt ˈɒbdʒekt/, /daɪˌrekt ˈɒbdʒekt/
/dəˌrekt ˈɑːbdʒɪkt/, /dəˌrekt ˈɑːbdʒekt/, /daɪˌrekt ˈɑːbdʒɪkt/, /daɪˌrekt ˈɑːbdʒekt/
(grammar)- a noun, noun phrase or pronoun that refers to a person or thing that is directly affected by the action of a verb
- In ‘I met him in town’, the word ‘him’ is the direct object.
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