Term: objective
objective (noun) /əbˈdʒek.tɪvz/
Definition – a “target” or a “result” that you want to reach. It is something you plan to do or finish.
Translation: mērķi, uzdevumi
Examples
My objective is to pass the English exam next week.
Our objective is to finish the report by Friday.
The objective of football is to kick the ball into the goal.
Objective vs. Goal
Goal: A big dream (e.g., “I want to be healthy”).
Objective: A small, specific step (e.g., “I will walk for 30 minutes today”).
Common Phrases
Meet an objective: To succeed in what you planned to do.
Main objective: The most important thing you want to do.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
objective (adjective)1.
a) relating to or existing as an of thought without consideration of independent existence - object used chiefly in medieval philosophy
b) of, relating to, or being an object, , or condition in the realm of sensible experience independent of individual thought and perceptible by all observers having reality independent of the mind - phenomenon objective reality our reveries … are significantly and repeatedly shaped by our transactions with the objective world Marvin Reznikoff compare subjective 3a
c) of a symptom of disease to persons other than the affected individual - perceptible compare subjective 4c
d) involving or deriving from sense perception or experience with actual , conditions, or phenomena - objects objective awareness objective data
2.
relating to, characteristic of, or constituting the case of words that follow prepositions or verbs - transitive
3.
a) expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations - objective art an objective history of the war an objective judgment
b) of a test limited to choices of fixed alternatives and reducing subjective factors to a minimum material, fair
1.
a or system of lenses that forms an image of an - lens object
2.
a) something toward which effort is directed an aim, goal, or end of action
b) a position to be attained or a purpose to be achieved by a military operation - strategic intention
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
objective (adjective)1.
based on observation or experience
SYNONYMS:
existential, experiential, experimental, objective, observationalRELATED WORDS:
actual, factual, genuine, hard, material, real; accepted, established, tried, tried-and-true; indisputable, undeniable; demonstrable, provable, verifiableNEAR ANTONYMS:
conjectural, hypothetical, speculative; unproven, unsubstantiated; metaphysical, transcendentalist, visionary2.
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
SYNONYMS:
candid, disinterested, dispassionate, equal, equitable, evenhanded, impartial, indifferent, just, nonpartisan, objective, square, unbiased, unprejudicedRELATED WORDS:
frank, forthright, open, straight, straightforward; balanced, rational, reasonableNEAR ANTONYMS:
deceitful, deceptive, dishonest; arbitrary, unconscionable, unreasonable; jaundiced, unfriendly, unsympathetic; colored, distorted, warped3.
restricted to or based on fact
SYNONYMS:
documentary, hard, historical, literal, matter-of-fact, nonfictional, objective, trueRELATED WORDS:
actual, authentic, bona fide, genuine, real, right; documented, established; confirmable, reliable, supportable, sustainable, verifiable; demonstrable, provable; incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefutable, undeniable, unquestionable; plain, simple; certain, undoubtedNEAR ANTONYMS:
hypothetical, speculative, theoretical ( theoretic); apocryphal, unauthentic, undocumented; chimerical ( chimeric), fabulous, fanciful, fantastic ( fantastical), imaginary, imagined, invented, legendary, made-up, make-believe, mythical ( mythic), pretend; embroidered, exaggerated; insupportable, unsupportablesomething that one hopes or intends to accomplish
SYNONYMS:
aim, ambition, aspiration, bourne ( bourn), design, dream, end, idea, ideal, intent, intention, mark, meaning, object, objective, plan, point, pretension, purpose, target, thingRELATED WORDS:
grail, holy grail; plot, project, scheme; desire, hope, mind, wish; nirvana; destination, terminusNEAR ANTONYMS:
means, method, way