indirect object
noun/ˌɪndərekt ˈɒbdʒɪkt/, /ˌɪndaɪrekt ˈɒbdʒɪkt/, /ˌɪndərekt ˈɒbdʒekt/, /ˌɪndaɪrekt ˈɒbdʒekt/
/ˌɪndərekt ˈɑːbdʒɪkt/, /ˌɪndaɪrekt ˈɑːbdʒɪkt/, /ˌɪndərekt ˈɑːbdʒekt/, /ˌɪndaɪrekt ˈɑːbdʒekt/
(grammar)- a noun, noun phrase or pronoun in a sentence, used after some verbs, that refers to the person or thing that an action is done to or for
- In ‘Give him the money’, ‘him’ is the indirect object and ‘money’ is the direct object.
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