subject
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[edit] Etymology
< Middle English subget < Old French suget < 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”) < sub (“under, at the foot of”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).
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[edit] Adjective
subject (not comparable)
- of a person, people or place who are ruled by another
- The Roman Empire ruled many subject territories.
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- (ruled by another): dominated, subservient
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subject (plural subjects)
- (grammar) In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.
- “In the sentence ‘The mouse is eaten by the cat in the kitchen.’, ‘The mouse’ is the subject, ‘the cat’ being the agent.”
- The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, etc.
- 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.
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main topic
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particular area of study
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citizen in a monarchy
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person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority
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[edit] Pronunciation 2
- enPR: səb-jĕktʹ, IPA: /səbˈdʒɛkt/, /sʌbˈdʒɛkt/, SAMPA: /s@b"dZEkt/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛkt
- Hyphenation: sub‧ject
[edit] Verb
to subject (third-person singular simple present subjects, present participle subjecting, simple past and past participle subjected)
- (transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
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to cause to undergo
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[edit] External links
- subject in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- subject in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
