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subject


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

Pronunciation: / ˈsʌbʤɪkt /

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subject subjects
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  1. thing talked about the thing you are talking about or considering in a conversation, discussion, book, film etc
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  2. at school an area of knowledge that you study at a school or university
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  3. in art the thing or person that you show when you paint a picture, take a photograph etc
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  4. in a test a person or animal that is used in a test or EXPERIMENT
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  5. grammar a noun, noun phrase, or PRONOUN that usually comes before a main verb and represents the person or thing that performs the action of the verb, or about which something is stated. For example,'She' in 'She hit John' or 'elephants' in 'Elephants are big'.
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  6. citizen formal someone who was born in a country that has a king or queen, or someone who has a right to live there
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  1. be subject to something if someone or something is subject to something, especially something bad, it is possible or likely that they will be affected by it
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  2. be subject to something if something is subject to something such as approval#, it depends on that thing happening before it can happen
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  3. be subject to a rule/law/penalty/tax etc if you are subject to a rule, law, penalty etc, you must obey the rule or pay an amount of money
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  4. [only before noun] formal a subject country, state, people etc are strictly governed by another country
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
subject subjected subjected
Present Participle Third Person Singular
subjecting subjects
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  1. formal to force a country or group of people to be ruled by you, and control them very strictly
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subject used in phrases

  • liege subject (noun)
    1. a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
  • short subject (noun)
    1. a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature
  • subject area (noun)
    1. a branch of knowledge
  • subject case (noun)
    1. the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
  • subject field (noun)
    1. a branch of knowledge
  • subject matter (noun)
    1. what is being talked about in speech or writing, or represented in art
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