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A verb that agrees in person and number with the subject of a clause, by conjugation. Conjugation is a form of inflection.
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direct — DIRÉCT, Ă, direcţi, te, adj., s.f., adv. 1. adj. Care duce la ţintă, de a dreptul, fără ocol; drept. ♢ În linie directă = din tată în fiu, în linie dreaptă de rudenie. 2. s.f. Lovitură dată de un boxer cu mâna întinsă drept înainte. 3. adv. De a… … Dicționar Român
direct — di·rect 1 vt 1: to order with authority the testator direct ed that the car go to his niece 2: to order entry of (a verdict) without jury consideration the court direct ed a verdict in favor of the defendant 3: to act … Law dictionary
direct — Ⅰ. direct UK US /dɪˈrekt/, /daɪˈrekt/ adjective ► without anyone or anything else being involved or coming between two people or things: »She decided to take direct control of the project. »He had had no direct involvement with the deal. »Have… … Financial and business terms
direct object — In grammar, a direct object is the noun or pronoun or phrase that is directly affected by the action of a transitive verb. In the sentence They bought a new house, a new house is the direct object of the verb bought. See also indirect object,… … Modern English usage
direct object — noun count LINGUISTICS the noun or pronoun in a sentence that is affected by the action of a TRANSITIVE verb. In the sentence Harry was reading a book, the noun phrase a book is the direct object of the verb was reading … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
direct object — direct objects N COUNT In grammar, the direct object of a transitive verb is the noun group which refers to someone or something directly affected by or involved in the action performed by the subject. For example, in I saw him yesterday , him is … English dictionary
direct — ► ADJECTIVE 1) going from one place to another without changing direction or stopping. 2) without intervening factors or intermediaries. 3) straightforward; frank. 4) clear; unambiguous. 5) (of descent) proceeding in continuous succession from… … English terms dictionary
direct object — n technical in grammar, the person or thing that is affected by the action of a ↑transitive verb, for example Mary in the statement I saw Mary →↑indirect object … Dictionary of contemporary English
direct object — direct′ ob′ject n. gram. a word or group of words representing the person or thing upon which the action of a verb is performed or toward which it is directed, as the pronoun it in I saw it[/ex] • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
direct object — ► NOUN ▪ a noun phrase denoting a person or thing that is the recipient of the action of a transitive verb (e.g. the dog in Jeremy fed the dog) … English terms dictionary
