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objecting

/əbˈdʒɛk.tɪŋ/

objectingnoun

Gerund functioning as an uncountable noun

Translations

opposition

Her persistent objecting eventually changed the committee’s decision.

Son opposition persistante a fini par changer la décision du comité.

Additional translations

protestation

Definitions

The act of expressing opposition or disapproval.

Her persistent objecting eventually changed the committee’s decision.

objectinggerund / present participle

Used attributively to modify nouns

Translations

opposant

The objecting delegates refused to endorse the proposal.

Les délégués opposants ont refusé d’approuver la proposition.

Definitions

Expressing or showing objection; opposing.

The objecting delegates refused to endorse the proposal.

objectnoun

Definitions

A material thing that can be seen and touched.

The museum displayed various ancient objects from different civilizations.

A person or thing to which a specified action or feeling is directed.

He became the object of her affection.

A goal or purpose.

The main object of the meeting was to discuss the budget.

A noun or noun phrase governed by an active transitive verb or by a preposition.

In the sentence 'She read the book,' 'the book' is the object.

In computing, an encapsulated entity containing data and procedures that operate on that data; an instance of a class.

In object-oriented programming, every object has its own attributes and methods.

objectverb

objecting

Gerund

objected

Past Simple

objected

Past Participle

objecting

Gerund

/əbˈdʒɛkt/

Translations

s'opposer à

She objected to the new policy during the meeting.

Elle s'est opposée à la nouvelle politique pendant la réunion.

Additional translations

faire objection àLangage juridique ou formel.

Definitions

To express or feel disapproval, opposition, or dissent.

She objected to the new policy during the meeting.

To state a reason for opposition, especially in a legal context.

The lawyer objected to the evidence being presented in court.

Synonyms

objectadjective

Definitions

Used attributively to denote something relating to or consisting of objects, especially in computing or grammar.

They converted the source into object code before linking.