Definition of object verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

object

verb

/əbˈdʒekt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they object	/əbˈdʒekt/ /əbˈdʒekt/
he / she / it objects	/əbˈdʒekts/ /əbˈdʒekts/
past simple objected	/əbˈdʒektɪd/ /əbˈdʒektɪd/
past participle objected	/əbˈdʒektɪd/ /əbˈdʒektɪd/
-ing form objecting	/əbˈdʒektɪŋ/ /əbˈdʒektɪŋ/

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[intransitive] to say that you disagree with or oppose something
- If nobody objects, we'll postpone the meeting till next week.
- object to somebody/something Members of the council strongly objected to plans to sell off the land.
- Many local people object to the building of the new airport.
- object to doing something I really object to being charged for parking.
- object to somebody doing something Who could object to people having fun?
Extra Examples
- I objected on the grounds that it was unkind to the animals.
- It was your own idea in the first place, so you can hardly object now.
- The tribes object to plans to widen the highway to four lanes.
Topics Opinion and argumentb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- strenuously
- strongly
- vehemently
- …
verb + object
- can hardly
- be entitled to
- have a/the right to
- …
preposition
- to
phrases
- object on the grounds that…
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[transitive] to give something as a reason for opposing something synonym protest
- object that… He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence.
- + speech ‘But that's not fair!’ she objected.

Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin objectum ‘thing presented to the mind’, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of Latin obicere, from ob- ‘in the way of’ + jacere ‘to throw’; the verb may also partly represent the Latin frequentative objectare.

Synonyms complaincomplainprotest ▪ object ▪ grumble ▪ moan ▪ whineThese words all mean to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something.complain to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something:

I’m going to complain to the manager about this.

protest to say or do something to show that you disagree with something or think it is bad, especially publicly; to give something as a reason for protesting:

Students took to the streets to protest against the decision.

object to say that you disagree with something or think it is bad; to give something as a reason for objecting:

If nobody objects, we’ll postpone the meeting till next week.
He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence.

grumble (rather informal, disapproving) to complain about somebody/something, especially something that is not really very serious:

They kept grumbling that they were cold.

moan (British English, rather informal, disapproving) to complain about somebody/something in an annoying way:

What are you moaning about now?

whine (rather informal, disapproving) to complain in an annoying, crying voice:

Stop whining!
‘I want to go home,’ whined Toby.

Whine is often used to talk about the way that young children complain.Patterns

to complain/protest/grumble/moan/whine about something
to complain/protest/grumble/moan at something
to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine to somebody
to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine that…

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