English dictionary
subject
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
Source: webster1913
noun
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the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
ExamplesHe didn't want to discuss that subject.
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something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
ExamplesA moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject.
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a branch of knowledge
ExamplesTeachers should be well trained in their subject.
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some situation or event that is thought about
ExamplesHe had been thinking about the subject for several years.
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(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
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a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
ExamplesThe subjects for this investigation were selected randomly.
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a person who owes allegiance to that nation
ExamplesA monarch has a duty to his subjects.
Synonyms nationalSource: WordNet 3.0
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(logic) the first term of a proposition
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That which is placed under the authority, dominion, control, or influence of something else.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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possibly accepting or permitting
ExamplesThe time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation.
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being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
ExamplesSubject peoples.
Synonyms dependentSource: WordNet 3.0
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likely to be affected by something
ExamplesThe bond is subject to taxation.
He is subject to fits of depression.
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verb
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cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
ExamplesHe subjected me to his awful poetry.
The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills.
People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation.
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make accountable for
ExamplesHe did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors.
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make subservient; force to submit or subdue
Synonyms subjugateSource: WordNet 3.0
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refer for judgment or consideration
Synonyms submitSource: WordNet 3.0
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To bring under control, power, or dominion; to make subject; to subordinate; to subdue.
Source: webster1913