Polyglot Dictionary

objective

/əbˈdʒɛktɪv/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
objectives

Meaning

  1. objetivo

    • Our main objective is to finish on time.

      Nuestro principal objetivo es terminar a tiempo.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

target

objective and target are close synonyms for a goal; target is more concrete and specific, like a literal target to aim at, while objective is more general.

Similar in other languages

German

Zielgruppe

Close, figuratively — an objective relates to a target group.

German

Gegenstand

Close, figuratively — an objective relates to an object (something aimed at).

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa objective?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Our main ___ is to finish on time.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a objective?

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