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direct object

In grammar, the noun phrase or pronoun on the receiving end of the action of a transitive verb (‘He founded the movement’; ‘They caught colds’; ‘Don't blame me’).

Such sentences as ‘John sent me a package’ have both a direct object (a package) and an indirect object (‘me’).

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accusative
dative
indirect object
object

objective case
transitive verb
verb

The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.

The Declaration of Independence by History Documents View in context

Bounderby always represented this to be the sole, immediate, and direct object of any Hand who was not entirely satisfied; 'and therefore I know already that you have not come here to make a complaint.

Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context

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