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subject¹
- /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/
- /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɪkt/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English subget, from Old French suget, from Latin subiectus (“lying under or near, adjacent, also subject, exposed”), as a noun, subiectus (“a subject, an inferior”), subiectum (“the subject of a proposition”), past participle of subiciō (“throw, lay, place”), from sub (“under, at the foot of”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”), as a calque of Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον (hupokeímenon).
adjective more subject · most subject
- Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable. a country subject to extreme heat
- Conditional upon something; used with to. The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board.
- Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation. Long he them bore above the subject plain
- Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state. , Book I Esau was never subject to Jacob.
subject²
- /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/
- /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɪkt/ UK
Where it comes from
From Latin subiectus (“a subject, an inferior”), subiectum (“the subject of a proposition”), past participle of subiciō (“throw, lay, place”), from sub (“under, at the foot of”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).
noun subjects
- The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action. A subject (Sub) is a word, phrase, or clause that performs the action of or acts upon the verb in the predicate.
- By extension: an actor or agent; one who takes action. the subjects and objects of power
- The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc. this subject for heroic song
- A particular area of study. Her favorite subject is physics.
- A citizen in a monarchy. I am a British subject.
- A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority. […]the Grand Khan seemed to grasp the "truth" of the religion and might become a convert, thereby gaining for Christianity the souls of all his subjects.
- The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue. The earliest known form of subject is the ecclesiastical cantus firmus, or plain song.
- A human, animal, or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc; especially, one being studied in a scientific experiment, such as a clinical trial. human subject research
- A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.
- That of which something is stated.
- A variable isolated on one side of an equality, expressed in terms of other variables. Making x the subject of x²-6x#43;3y#61;0, we get x#61;3#92;pm#92;sqrt#123;9-3y#125;.
subject³
- /səbˈd͡ʒɛkt/
- /sʌbˈd͡ʒɛkt/
Rhymes with -ɛkt
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin subiectō, iterative of subiciō (“throw, lay, place”), from sub (“under, at the foot of”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).
verb subjects · subjecting · subjected
- To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted. I came here to buy souvenirs, not to be subjected to a tirade of abuse!
- To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave; to subjugate.
Similar: underbring
