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Iclearwater Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Object to

object

V-T If you object to something, you express your dislike or disapproval of it.
• A lot of people will object to the book.

Since object is a transitive verb, why is 'object' followed 'to'? Is it incorrect if I say 'people will object the book'? Thanks!

  

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object is intransitive, except as noted below. com/dictionary/object

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  • object is intransitive, except as noted below.
  • com/dictionary/object
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object is intransitive, except as noted below.

Definition of object

  1. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transitive

  2. : to put forth in opposition or as an

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iclearwaterIs it incorrect if I say 'people will object the book'?

Yes. That is incorrect.

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