Meaning
To oppose or disapprove of something formally, especially in legal or official settings.
Primary Function
Expressing formal objection or dissent
Communicative Purpose
To register disagreement with an action, decision, proposal, or condition; often used in courtrooms, official meetings, complaints, or academic settings
Pattern
object to
Core Structure
object to
Função primária
Expressing formal objection or dissent
Propósito comunicativo
To register disagreement with an action, decision, proposal, or condition; often used in courtrooms, official meetings, complaints, or academic settings
Situações de gatilho
During a courtroom hearing when a party disagrees with the ruling, in board meetings challenging a policy change, receiving customer feedback that objects to service quality
Contextos
Formal/legal environments (court hearings), professional/business negotiations and conferences, academic/publishing reviews where precise language is required
Padrão
object to
Estrutura central
object to
Slots de substituição
The plan/project, unfair treatment/behavior, the noise/situation, a proposed change/increase
Colocados típicos
- strongly
- formally
- do you object to?
Substituições comuns
- oppose
- take exception to
- protest (informal)
Erros comuns
Using an infinitive instead of 'to + gerund' (e.g., *object increase), omitting 'to', treating 'object' as a noun rather than verb
Similar / contraste
disagree with (more informal); oppose (direct object form used in some contexts but less formal)
Interferências
English has both the noun meaning 'an object or thing' and the verb meaning 'to express disagreement'. Learners from languages without this prepositional usage may mistakenly use only the noun sense.
Família do chunk
- objection
Nuance
Carries a more serious, principled tone; often associated with legal or official dissenting statements
Efeito pragmático
Signals seriousness of objection, can affect outcomes in negotiations, contracts, or policy decisions by formally recording dissent
Dica de memória
'Do you object to …?' – cue for remembering that 'object' is used followed immediately by 'to + gerund/verb phrase'
Nota
The object of the verb 'object to' is always a noun, gerund, or noun clause.
Upgrade path
object strenuously to
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