Sekirov Dictionary

objective

UK /ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/US /əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/

noun 5
adjective 6
forms 3

noun5

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a goal that someone is working hard to reach
- In 1903, I had adventured, for the first time, northwards, and it really was the North, as my objective was the Great North of Scotland Railway. — 1957
The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.
The objective case.
a noun or pronoun in the objective case.
A material object that physically exists.

adjective6

Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.
Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.
Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
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Mind-independent
- The value of pedagogical material informed by objective methodological procedures developed in corpus linguistics is widely recognized. — 2018
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Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.
- The objective complement in "She makes us angry" is the adjective "angry".
Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)

forms

objectives · more objective · most objective

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