| direct object |
| Definition - The noun or pronoun that is directly affected by the verb's action. For example, in the phrase I hit Sam, the word Sam is the direct object of the verb hit. |
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Oxford English Dictionary - The term's first citation is from 1879: "Some verbs have … two direct objects, one being a person, the other a thing." (Roby Lat. Gram. iv. viii. §1122 ) |
