OBJECTIVE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Objective

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

early 17th century: via French from medieval Latin objectivus, from objectum (see object)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əbˈdʒɛktɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(of a person or their judgement) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts

Short Definition:

not influenced by personal feelings

Examples:
  • historians try to be objective and impartial
Definition:

relating to or denoting a case of nouns and pronouns serving as the object of a transitive verb or a preposition.

Short Definition:

relating to nouns and pronouns used as object

Word: Objective

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əbˈdʒɛktɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a thing aimed at or sought; a goal

Short Definition:

thing aimed at

Examples:
  • the system has achieved its objective
Definition:

the objective case.

Short Definition:

objective case

Definition:

the lens in a telescope or microscope nearest to the object observed

Short Definition:

lens in telescope etc. nearest to object observed

Examples:
  • examine with high power objective

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