| subject | |
| 1. adj. Likely to be affected by or to experience something. | |
| a country subject to extreme heat | |
| Menu listings and prices are subject to change. | |
| He's subject to sneezing fits. | |
| 2. adj. Conditional upon. | |
| The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board. | |
| 3. adj. Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation. | |
| 4. adj. Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state. | |
| 5. n. (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. | |
| 6. n. An actor; one who takes action. | |
| The subjects and objects of power. | |
| 7. n. The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc. | |
| 8. n. A particular area of study. | |
| Her favorite subject is physics. | |
| 9. n. A citizen in a monarchy. | |
| I am a British subject. | |
| 10. n. A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority. | |
| 11. n. (music) The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue. | |
| 12. n. A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc. | |
| 13. n. (philosophy) A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity. | |
| 14. n. (logic) That of which something is stated. | |
| 15. n. (math) The variable in terms of which an expression is defined. | |
| Making x the subject of xsup - 2 − 6x + 3y = 0, we have x = 3 ± √(9 − 3y). | |
| 16. v. (transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted. | |
