(grammar) a noun, noun phrase or pronoun in a sentence, used after some verbs, that refers to the person or thing that an action is done to or for:
In 'Give him the money', 'him' is the indirect object and 'money' is the direct object.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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This entry for indirect object is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is indirect object a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, indirect object is tagged as noun.
Does indirect object appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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