subject
Definitions
adj
Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.
a country subject to extreme heat
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Conditional upon something; used with to.
The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board.
Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
Long he them bore above the subject plain
Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
, Book I Esau was never subject to Jacob.
noun
The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action.
A subject (Sub) is a word, phrase, or clause that performs the action of or acts upon the verb in the predicate.
In the active sentence ‘The cat ate the mouse’, ‘the cat’ is the subject and ‘the mouse’ is the object.
By faulty generalisation from a clause's grammatical subject often being coinstantiated with one: an actor or agent; one who takes action.
the subjects and objects of power
The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
this subject for heroic song
Make choice of a subject beautifull and noble, which […] shall […]afford[…] an ample field of matter wherein to expatiate itself.
A particular area of study.
Her favorite subject is physics.
One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.[…]But out of sight is out of mind. And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.
A citizen in a monarchy.
I am a British subject.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, and without prejudice to section 39, this Act shall apply to proceedings by or against the Crown in like manner as it applies to proceedings between subjects.
verb
To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
I came here to buy souvenirs, not to be subjected to a tirade of abuse!
To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave; to subjugate.