objective

🇺🇸 /əbˈdʒektɪv/ 🇬🇧 /əbˈdʒektɪv/
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Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
noun
B2

a goal or aim you want to reach

Our main objective is to finish the project on time.

R

the lens closest to the object in a telescope or microscope

The objective lens helps magnify tiny objects.

adjective
B2

fair and not based on personal feelings

It's important to be objective when making decisions.

R

real and based on facts

Scientists study objective facts about the world.

R

the form of a word used as the object in a sentence

In 'She saw him', 'him' is in the objective case.

translation

n. a goal or aim you want to reach; the lens closest to the object in a telescope or microscope
adj. fair and not based on personal feelings; real and based on facts; the form of a word used as the object in a sentence

Word Forms

Plural objectives