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Meanings
noun
  • a person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with.
    E.g. I've said all there is to be said on the subject
  • a branch of knowledge studied or taught in a school, college, or university.
    E.g. maths is not my best subject
  • a member of a state other than its ruler, especially one owing allegiance to a monarch or other supreme ruler.
    E.g. the legislation is applicable only to British subjects
  • a noun or noun phrase functioning as one of the main components of a clause, being the element about which the rest of the clause is predicated.
  • a thinking or feeling entity; the conscious mind; the ego, especially as opposed to anything external to the mind.
adjective
  • likely or prone to be affected by (a particular condition or occurrence, typically an unwelcome or unpleasant one).
    E.g. he was subject to bouts of manic depression
  • dependent or conditional upon.
    E.g. the proposed merger is subject to the approval of the shareholders
  • under the authority of.
    E.g. ministers are subject to the laws of the land
adverb
  • conditionally upon.
    E.g. subject to the EC's agreement, we intend to set up an enterprise zone in the area
verb
  • cause or force someone or something to undergo (a particular experience or form of treatment, typically an unwelcome or unpleasant one).
    E.g. he'd subjected her to a terrifying ordeal
  • bring (a person or country) under one's control or jurisdiction, typically by using force.
    E.g. the city had been subjected to Macedonian rule

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