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[ˈsʌbdʒɪkt] noun [C] I
1) something that you discuss or write about
He's never mentioned the subject of money.[/ex]
Someone raised the subject of (= started talking about) sports facilities.[/ex]
Can we change the subject (= talk about something else), please?[/ex]
2) something that you learn or teach in a school, for example English, mathematics, or biology
3) linguistics
in English grammar, the person, place, or thing that does what the verb describes. In the sentence ‘Mary threw the ball', ‘Mary' is the subject.
4) a person or animal that is used in a medical or scientific test
5) a person or thing that is shown in a picture
6) someone who lives in a country that is controlled by a king or queen
a British subject[/ex]
II adj subject [ˈsʌbdʒɪkt] subject to sth — 1) likely to be affected by something[/ex] Train times are subject to change during bad weather.[/ex]

— 2) in a situation where you have to obey a rule or law

All building firms are subject to tight controls.[/ex]

— 3) depending on whether something happens

Goods will be sent out within 14 days, subject to availability.[/ex] III
verb [T]
subject [səbˈdʒekt]
to make someone experience something unpleasant
Her husband subjected her to years of physical abuse.[/ex]

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  • Subject — may refer to: *An area of interest, also called a topic meaning , thing you are talking or discussing about . It can also be termed as the area of discussion . See Lists of topics and Lists of basic topics. **An area of knowledge; **The focus of… …   Wikipedia

  • Subject — Sub*ject , n. [From L. subjectus, through an old form of F. sujet. See {Subject}, a.] 1. That which is placed under the authority, dominion, control, or influence of something else. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: One who is under the authority… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Subject — Sub*ject , a. [OE. suget, OF. souzget, sougit (in which the first part is L. subtus below, fr. sub under), subgiet, subject, F. sujet, from L. subjectus lying under, subjected, p. p. of subjicere, subicere, to throw, lay, place, or bring under;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Subject — Sub*ject , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subjected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subjecting}.] 1. To bring under control, power, or dominion; to make subject; to subordinate; to subdue. [1913 Webster] Firmness of mind that subjects every gratification of sense to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Subject-to — is a way of purchasing property when there is an existing lien (i.e., Mortgage, Deed of Trust). It is defined as: Acquiring ownership to a property from a seller without paying off the existing liens secured against the property. It is a way of… …   Wikipedia

  • Subject — (v. lat.), 1) das Untergelegte, das zu Grunde liegende, worauf sich etwas Anderes bezieht, wovon es ausgesagt wird; daher 2) in der Logik u. Grammatik, im Gegensatze zum Prädicat, das, wovon ein Anderes gedacht u. ausgesagt wird; 3) im… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Subject — Subject, siehe Object …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • Subject — Subject, lat. deutsch, die Unterlage (des Satzes), der Gegenstand, von dem etwas ausgesagt wird, im Gegensatze zum Object, die denkende Person; daher s. iv, S.ivität, die eigenthümliche Anschauungs und Darstellungsweise eines Menschen. – S.,… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • subject — subjectable, adj. subjectability, n. subjectedly, adv. subjectedness, n. subjectless, adj. subjectlike, adj. n., adj. /sub jikt/; v. /seuhb jekt /, n. 1. that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of… …   Universalium

  • subject — I. noun Etymology: Middle English suget, subget, from Anglo French, from Latin subjectus one under authority & subjectum subject of a proposition, from masculine & neuter respectively of subjectus, past participle of subicere to subject,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • subject to — {adj. phr.} 1. Under the government or control of; in the power of. * /The English colonies in America were subject to the English king./ * /The principal and the teachers of a school are subject to the school board./ 2. Likely to get or have;… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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