"objective" meaning in All languages combined

See objective on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: əb'dʒɛk.tɪv Audio: en-us-objective.ogg [US] Forms: objective [positive], more objective [comparative], most objective [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is objective, it is based on facts and things we can see and touch without using people's feelings.
    Sense id: simple-objective-en-adj-lurYwKHH
  2. If someone is objective, they are thinking about things logically based on facts.
    Sense id: simple-objective-en-adj-z6HB0Ate

Noun [English]

IPA: əb'dʒɛk.tɪv Audio: en-us-objective.ogg [US] Forms: objective [singular], objectives [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An objective is something that you are trying to do.
    Sense id: simple-objective-en-noun-JrzCGRv3
  2. An objective is a place you want to get to.
    Sense id: simple-objective-en-noun-n0u4ZCSz
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