OBJECTIVE - Meaning and Pronunciation

How to pronounce objective?

This video provides examples of American English pronunciations of objective by male and female speakers.
In addition, it explains the meaning of objective through a dictionary definition and several visual examples.

IPA Transcription of objective is /əbdʒˈɛktɪv/.

Definition of objective according to Wiktionary:
objective can be an adjective or a noun

As an adjective objective can mean:
1. Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
2. Not influenced by the emotions or prejudices.
3. Based on observed facts.
4. Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.
5. Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.).

As a noun objective can mean:
1. A material object that physically exists.
2. A goal that is striven for.
3. The objective case.
4. A noun or pronoun in the objective case.
5. The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.

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