sub


Definition: Meaning of, sub in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sʌb /

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sub subs
[countable] [informal]
  1. a SUBMARINE
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  2. a SUBSTITUTE in sports such as football
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  3. a SUBSCRIPTION
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  4. British English part of your wages that you receive earlier than usual because you need money [=  advance]
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  5. American English a long bread roll split open and filled with meat, cheese etc
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  6. American English a SUBSTITUTE TEACHER
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  7. British English a SUB-EDITOR
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
sub subbed subbed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
subbing subs
[informal]
  1. [intransitive] to act as a SUBSTITUTE for someone
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  2. [transitive] British English to give someone part of their wages earlier than usual or lend them money
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  3. [transitive] British English to SUBEDIT something
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sub used in phrases

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (noun)
    1. the region of Africa to the south of the Sahara Desert
  • sub judice (adverb)
    1. law a legal case being considered sub judice is now being dealt with by a court, and therefore is not allowed to be publicly discussed, for example in a newspaper
  • sub rosa (adverb)
    1. in secret or covertly
  • sub-Saharan (adjective)
    1. of or relating to or situated in the region south of the Sahara Desert
  • sub-aqua (adjective)
    1. British English relating to sports that take place under water
  • sub-assembly (noun)
    1. a unit assembled separately but designed to fit with other units in a manufactured product
  • sub-editor (noun)
    1. British English someone whose job is to examine other people's writing, such as a newspaper article, and to correct mistakes
  • sub-interval (noun)
    1. an interval that is included in another interval
  • sub-post office (noun)
    1. a small British post office that has fewer services than a main post office
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sub used in phrasal verbs

  • subscribe for (phrasal verb)
    1. subscribe for something to apply to buy shares in a company
  • subscribe to (phrasal verb)
    1. subscribe to something to agree with an idea
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sub-


Definition: Meaning of, sub- in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sʌb;səb /

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  1. under or below a particular level or thing
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  2. less important or powerful than someone or something, or of lower rank than someone
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  3. part of a bigger whole
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  4. not as good as other people or things
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  5. technical almost
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sub used in phrasal verbs

  • subscribe for (phrasal verb)
    1. subscribe for something to apply to buy shares in a company
  • subscribe to (phrasal verb)
    1. subscribe to something to agree with an idea
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