objective

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.

2. 2

   Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.

3. 3

   Based on observed facts

   Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.

   • The value of pedagogical material informed by objective methodological procedures developed in corpus linguistics is widely recognized.
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   1. 4

      Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.

   2. 5

      Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action.…

      Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)

      • The general finite stem is the verbal stem which serves as the basis of inflection in the indicative present and past in the subjective conjugation and the objective conjugation with the singular and dual object.
   3. 6

      A material object that physically exists.

   4. 7

      A goal that is striven for.

      • 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.
      • The Group has recently concentrated on two main objectives, the implementation of a Code of Practice on minor station improvements and the preparation of a stock list of approved items of equipment for railway stations.
   5. 8

      The objective case.

   6. 9

      a noun or pronoun in the objective case.

   7. 10

      The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object…

      The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.

The neighborhood

• antonymsubjective
• neighborgoal