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# objective

«objective» in Mova's school dictionary: **trying to reach (the lesson objective)** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an objective, objectives); adjective (objective)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (noun) An aim or goal you are trying to reach (the lesson objective). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/objective/#m1)

2) (adjective) Based on facts and not on personal feelings or opinions; fair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/objective/#m2)

3) (adjective) Real and able to be measured or checked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/objective/#m3)

4) (noun, science) The lens nearest the object in a microscope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/objective/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

At school: learning objectives on the board ("Today's objective: add fractions"). In science and reports: be objective — write what you saw, not what you hoped. Phrases: learning objective, main objective, stay objective.

### examples

- Today's learning objective is to measure angles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/objective/#x1)
- Our main objective is to finish the project. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/objective/#x2)
- A referee must be objective and fair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/objective/#x3)
- Write an objective report: facts only. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/objective/#x4)
- Height is an objective fact; who is nicest is an opinion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/objective/#x5)
- The team reached its objective of raising 100 pounds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/objective/#x6)
- Look through the objective lens of the microscope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/objective/#x7)

### note

Opposite of the adjective: subjective (based on feelings). Adverb: objectively. In word problems, "the objective" is what you must find. Countable as a noun.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «objective» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/objective/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.