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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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