indirect objectnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌɪn.daɪ.rekt ˈɒb.dʒɪkt/us/ˌɪn.daɪ.rekt ˈɑːb.dʒɪkt/specializedthe person or thing that receives the effect of the action of a verb with two objects:
In the sentence "Give Val some money", "Val" is the indirect object.
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object
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