Subject - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsʌbdʒɪkt|  American pronunciation of the word subject
Brit.  |ˈsʌbdʒɪkt|  British pronunciation of the word subject

noun

- the subject matter of a conversation or discussion (syn: theme, topic)
he didn't want to discuss that subject
- something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation (syn: content)
a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject
- a branch of knowledge (syn: bailiwick, discipline, field, study)
teachers should be well trained in their subject
- some situation or event that is thought about (syn: issue, matter, topic)
he had been thinking about the subject for several years
- (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
- a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation (syn: case)
the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly
- a person who owes allegiance to that nation (syn: national)
a monarch has a duty to his subjects
- (logic) the first term of a proposition

verb

- cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
He subjected me to his awful poetry
The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills
People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation
- make accountable for
He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors
- make subservient; force to submit or subdue (syn: subjugate)

adjective

- possibly accepting or permitting (syn: capable, open)
the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation
- being under the power or sovereignty of another or others (syn: dependent)
subject peoples
- likely to be affected by something
the bond is subject to taxation
he is subject to fits of depression

Extra examples

The new museum is the subject of an article in today's paper.

Death is a difficult subject that few people like to talk about.

I need to break the news to her, but I'm not sure how to bring up the subject.

If you're interested in linguistics, I know an excellent book on the subject.

An excellent book on the subject of linguistics

These meetings would be much shorter if we could keep him from getting off the subject.

The morality of capital punishment is a frequent subject of debate.

Chemistry was my favorite subject in high school.

The classes cover a variety of subject areas, including mathematics and English.

The people were subjected to the conqueror's rule.

This metal should not be subjected to too high temperatures.

He subjected his ideas to the scientific society.

Paul has strong opinions on most subjects.

The subjects covered in this chapter are exercise and nutrition.

Truffaut's childhood memories were the subject of his first film.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: subject
he/she/it: subjects
present participle: subjecting
past tense: subjected
past participle: subjected
noun
singular: subject
plural: subjects
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