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object complement

ob·ject com·ple·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun ob-jikt, -jekt noun kom-pluh-muh nt]
    • /noun ˈɒb dʒɪkt, -dʒɛkt noun ˈkɒm plə mənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun ob-jikt, -jekt noun kom-pluh-muh nt]
    • /noun ˈɒb dʒɪkt, -dʒɛkt noun ˈkɒm plə mənt/

Definition of object complement words

  • noun object complement a word or a group of words used in the predicate following a factitive verb and referring to its direct object, as treasurer in We appointed him treasurer, white in They painted the house white, or an interesting speaker in They thought him an interesting speaker. 1
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Origin of object complement

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Object complement

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Object complement

object complement popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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