objectobjectobjects1nounpronunciationWhen the word object is a noun, you say the first part of the word louder: OBject. When the word object is a verb, you say the second part of the word louder: obJECT. 1a thing that you can see and touch: There was a small round object on the table.2what you plan to dosame meaningaim: His object in life is to become as rich as possible.3(grammar) the person or thing that is affected by an action. In the sentence ‘Jane painted the door’, the object of the sentence is ‘the door’.objectobjectobjectsobjectedobjecting2verb (objects, objecting, objected)to not like something; to not agree with something: I objected to their plan.