subject

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.1.3 See also 1.2.2 Adjective 1.2.3 Synonyms 1.3 Pronunciation 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.4 External links

[edit] English

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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’”), prop. pp. of subiciō (“‘throw, lay, place’”) < sub (“‘under, at the foot of’”) + iaciō (“‘throw, hurl’”).

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[edit] Pronunciation 1

• enPR: sŭbʹjĕkt, IPA: /ˈsʌb.dʒɛkt/, SAMPA: /"sVbdZEkt/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Hyphenation: sub‧ject

[edit] Noun

subject (plural subjects)

1. (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.”

2. The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, etc.
3. A particular area of study.

   Her favorite subject is physics.

4. A citizen in a monarchy.

   I am a British subject.

5. A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority

[edit] Derived terms

• subject title

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[edit] See also

• object
• predicate

[edit] Adjective

subject (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to a person or people who are ruled by another.

   The Roman Empire ruled many subject territories.

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• (politics): dominated, subservient
• (discussion): matter, topic

[edit] Pronunciation 2

• enPR: səb-jĕktʹ, IPA: /səbˈdʒɛkt/, /sʌbˈdʒɛkt/, SAMPA: /s@b"dZEkt/
•  Audio (US)^{help, 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)

1. (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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[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