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Direct object

noun

The object that receives the direct action of the verb. Synonym: object of the verb.

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... successful, and productive estate. Others, like Alfred, may have felt a sincere and honest interest in the welfare of their fellow-men, and the promotion of human happiness may have been, in a greater or less degree, the direct object of their aim. Still, it can not be denied that a selfish and reckless ambition has been, in general, the main spring of action with heroes and conquerors, which, while it aimed only at personal aggrandizement, ...

— Xerxes - Makers of History • Jacob Abbott

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... patronage of the Coast Survey, the generosity of Mr. Thayer, so constantly extended to scientific aims, had followed Agassiz on this second journey. To his kindness he owed the possibility of organizing an excursion apart from the direct object of the voyage. This change of plan and its cause is told in the following extract from his general ...

— Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence • Louis Agassiz

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Words linked to "Direct object" : object of the verb, object