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OBJECTIVE CASE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does objective case mean?
• OBJECTIVE CASE (noun)
The noun OBJECTIVE CASE has 1 sense:
1. the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
Familiarity information: OBJECTIVE CASE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
accusative; accusative case; objective case
Hypernyms ("objective case" is a kind of...):
oblique; oblique case (any grammatical case other than the nominative)
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