subject
subject /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/
adjective
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Likely to be affected by something
(
subject
)
likely to be affected by something
The bond is subject to taxation
the bond is subject to taxation
He is subject to fits of depression
he is subject to fits of depression
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Being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
(
dependent
, subject
)
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
Subject peoples
subject peoples
A dependent prince
a dependent prince
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Possibly accepting or permitting
(
open
, subject
, capable
)
possibly accepting or permitting
A passage capable of misinterpretation
a passage capable of misinterpretation
Open to interpretation
open to interpretation
An issue open to question
an issue open to question
The time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation
the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation
noun
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(
)
The subject matter of a conversation or discussion
(
topic
, theme
, subject
)
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
He didn't want to discuss that subject
he didn't want to discuss that subject
It was a very sensitive topic
it was a very sensitive topic
His letters were always on the theme of love
his letters were always on the theme of love
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(
)
Something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
(
content
, depicted object
, subject
)
something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
A moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject
a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject
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(
)
A branch of knowledge
(
bailiwick
, field of study
, subject area
, subject field
, discipline
, field
, study
, subject
)
a branch of knowledge
In what discipline is his doctorate?
in what discipline is his doctorate?
Teachers should be well trained in their subject
teachers should be well trained in their subject
Anthropology is the study of human beings
anthropology is the study of human beings
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(
)
Some situation or event that is thought about
(
issue
, topic
, subject
, matter
)
some situation or event that is thought about
He kept drifting off the topic
he kept drifting off the topic
He had been thinking about the subject for several years
he had been thinking about the subject for several years
It is a matter for the police
it is a matter for the police
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(
)
(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
(
subject
)
(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
-
(
)
A person who owes allegiance to that nation
(
national
, subject
)
a person who owes allegiance to that nation
A monarch has a duty to his subjects
a monarch has a duty to his subjects
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(
)
A person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
(
guinea pig
, subject
, case
)
a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
The subjects for this investigation were selected randomly
the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly
The cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities
the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities
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(logic) the first term of a proposition
(
subject
)
(logic) the first term of a proposition
verb
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(
)
Cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
(
subject
)
cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
He subjected me to his awful poetry
He subjected me to his awful poetry
The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills
The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills
People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation
People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation
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(
)
Make accountable for
(
subject
)
make accountable for
He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors
He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors
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(
)
Make subservient; force to submit or subdue
(
subjugate
, subject
)
make subservient; force to submit or subdue