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object ɒbdʒekt ɑbdʒəkt noun [countable]
1 a thing that you can see and touch that is not alive and is usually solid
The boat seemed to bump against some solid object.
candles, vases, and other household objects
There are 6,000 objects in the museum’s collection.
2 something that you plan to achieve
His object was to gain time until help could arrive.
with the object of The decision was made with the object of cutting costs.
3 the person or thing that something happens to or that people have a particular feeling about
object of She had become an object of desire for him.
The band is currently the object of much media attention.
His behaviour had made him an object of ridicule.
4 linguistics a noun, pronoun, or phrase that is affected in a direct way by the action of a verb, for example ‘the report’ in ‘I’ve read the report’.
4a a noun, pronoun, or phrase that is affected in an indirect way by the action of a verb, for example ‘me’ in ‘Give me the pen’.
4b a noun, pronoun, or phrase that comes after a preposition, for example ‘the bed’ in ‘He was lying on the bed’.
no object spoken
used for saying that something, especially money, is not a problem or difficulty
She travelled as if money was no object.
the object of the exercise
the purpose of doing something
The object of the exercise was to build a sense of teamwork.
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subject sʌbdʒɪkt sʌbdʒekt noun [countable]
1 an idea, problem, situation etc that you discuss or write about
Can we talk about a different subject please?
subject of He’s never mentioned the subject of money.
The subject of our debate today will be the environment.
bring up a subject deliberately start talking about a subject It was Carol who brought up the subject of sports facilities.
get onto a subject start talking about a subject without planning to Somehow we got onto the subject of education.
drop a subject deliberately stop talking about a subject Look, I don’t want to talk about it, so can we drop the subject?
get off the subject stop talking about something because you have become interested in something else We’re getting off the subject here – let’s get back to your book.
change the subject deliberately start talking about something else to avoid an argument or embarrassing situation Can we change the subject, please?
2 something that you learn or teach in a school, for example English, mathematics, or biology
3 linguistics in English grammar, the person, place, or thing that does what the verb describes. In the sentence ‘Mary threw the ball’, ‘Mary’ is the subject.
4 a person or animal that is used in a medical or scientific test
5 a person or thing that is shown in a photograph, painting, or piece of art
5a someone who is written about in a book or article
6 someone who lives in a country that is controlled by a king or queen
a British subject
Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners CD-ROM 2nd Edition. CD-ROM © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2007. Text © A&C Black Publishers Ltd 2007. |
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