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Definition of object complement in English:

object complement

noun

Grammar

  • A sentence element, usually a noun, noun phrase, adjective, or adjectival phrase, which complements the object of a verb, expressing the state or condition of the object at the time of, or resulting from, the action.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Sweet (1845–1912), phonetician and comparative philologist.