Dictionary

subject en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/
• sŭbʹjĕkt
• /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɪkt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English subget, from Old French suget, from 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”), from sub (“under, at the foot of”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”), as a calque of Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον (hupokeímenon).

Meanings

1. Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.
   • The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them[…]is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.[…]current tax rules make it easy for all sorts of firms to generate[…]“stateless income”: profit subject to tax in a jurisdiction that is neither the location of the factors of production that generate the income nor where the parent firm is domiciled. 2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 68:
   • He's subject to sneezing fits.
   • Menu listings and prices are subject to change.
   • a country subject to extreme heat
   • All human things are subject to decay. 1709, J[ohn] Dryden, J[ohn] Oldham, “(please specify the page)”, in Mac Flecknoe: A Poem. […] With Spencer’s Ghost: Being a Satyr Concerning Poetry. […], London: […] H[enry] Hills, […], →OCLC:
2. Conditional upon something; used with to.
   • The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board.
3. Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
   • Long he them bore above the subject plain 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto XI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
4. Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
   • , Book I Esau was never subject to Jacob.

Forms

Deriveds

subjectness · fee simple subject to condition subsequent · fee simple subject to executory limitation · fee simple subject to executory interest · unsubject · vested remainder subject to open

Translations (54)

sl podvržen (likely to be affected by something) · fr soumis (placed under the power of another) · ru зави́симый (conditional upon) · io ligita (conditional upon) · es supeditado (placed under the power of another) · hu -köteles (conditional upon) · tr kul (placed under the power of another) · ca subjecte (likely to be affected by something) · es sujeto (placed under the power of another) · fi alisteinen (placed under the power of another) · bg зави́сим (conditional upon) · ast suxetu (likely to be affected by something) · es supeditado (conditional upon) · de abhängig (conditional upon) · ca subjecte (placed under the power of another) · es sujeto (conditional upon) · de unterliegend (likely to be affected by something) · nb underlagt (placed under the power of another) · fi altis (likely to be affected by something) · gl suxeito (likely to be affected by something) · es sujeto (likely to be affected by something) · af onderwerp (placed under the power of another) · de vorbehaltlich (conditional upon) · hy ենթակա (likely to be affected by something) · pt sujeito (placed under the power of another) · hu ki van téve (likely to be affected by something) · de untertan (placed under the power of another) · bg подчине́н (placed under the power of another) · ru подлежа́щий (likely to be affected by something) · ru подве́рженный (likely to be affected by something) · hu alávetett (placed under the power of another) · de ausgesetzt (likely to be affected by something) · hu kitett (likely to be affected by something) · fi riippuvainen (conditional upon) · io submisito (placed under the power of another) · grc ὑποχείριος (placed under the power of another) · el υποκείμενος (likely to be affected by something) · ru подчинённый (placed under the power of another) · zdj ntsini (placed under the power of another) · tr maruz (likely to be affected by something) · pt sujeito (conditional upon) · bg подлежа́щ (likely to be affected by something) · ca subjecte (conditional upon) · fr sujet (conditional upon) · hu függő (conditional upon) · bg подло́жен (likely to be affected by something) · fr sujet (à) (likely to be affected by something) · hu függvénye (conditional upon) · fr sujet (placed under the power of another) · pt sujeito (likely to be affected by something) · cmn 受支配的 (placed under the power of another) · sl nagnjen (likely to be affected by something) · it soggetto (likely to be affected by something) · tr tebaa (placed under the power of another)

subject en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/
• sŭbʹjĕkt
• /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɪkt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Latin subiectus (“a subject, an inferior”), subiectum (“the subject of a proposition”), past participle of subiciō (“throw, lay, place”), from sub (“under, at the foot of”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).

Meanings

1. 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.
   • In the passive sentence ‘the mouse was eaten by the cat’, ‘the mouse’ is the subject even though it is the target (patient) of the action, and ‘the cat’ is the agent.
   • In the active sentence ‘The cat ate the mouse’, ‘the cat’ is the subject and ‘the mouse’ is the object.
   • A subject (Sub) is a word, phrase, or clause that performs the action of or acts upon the verb in the predicate. 2021, Heather Marie Kosur, “Chapter 6: Grammatical Functions”, in A Form-Function Description of the Grammar of the Modern English Language: Book 1 (Level 9A), Rock Pickle Publishing, →ISBN, page 101:
2. By extension: an actor or agent; one who takes action.
   • the subjects and objects of power
3. The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
   • this subject for heroic song 1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
   • Make choice of a subject beautifull and noble, which […] shall […]afford[…] an ample field of matter wherein to expatiate itself. 1695, C[harles] A[lphonse] du Fresnoy, translated by John Dryden, De Arte Graphica. The Art of Painting, […], London: […] J[ohn] Heptinstall for W. Rogers, […], →OCLC:
   • Then I had a good think on the subject of the hocussing of Cigarette, and I was reluctantly bound to admit that once again the man in the corner had found the only possible solution to the mystery. 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Hocussing of Cigarette”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
   • I am th' unhappy subject of these quarrels. All these quarrels are about me. c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
   • The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity. 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
4. 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. 2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
5. A citizen in a monarchy.
   • I am a British subject.
   • Ignat'ev refused to concede these points, but offered other concessions instead: Russia would not demand a consulate in Ch'i-ch'i-ha-erh or Chang-chia-k'ou (Kalgan); it would permit Chinese subjects to continue living along the Ussuri river as Chinese subjects; and it would limit to 200 the number of Russian traders in Peking. 1996, S. C. M. Paine, Imperial Rivals: China, Russia, and Their Disputed Frontier, M. E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 89:
   • 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. 1980, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Part III, section 37(1)”, in Limitation Act 1980ᵂⁱᵏⁱˢᵒᵘʳᶜᵉ, page 26:
6. A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
   • […]the Grand Khan seemed to grasp the "truth" of the religion and might become a convert, thereby gaining for Christianity the souls of all his subjects. 2020, Alan Mikhail, God's Shadow, →ISBN, page 93:
7. The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
   • The earliest known form of subject is the ecclesiastical cantus firmus, or plain song. 1878, William Smith Rockstro, “Subject”, in A Dictionary of Music and Musicians:
8. A human, animal, or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc; especially, one being studied in a scientific experiment, such as a clinical trial.
   • human subject research
   • Writers of particular lives[…]are apt to be prejudiced in favour of their subject. 1748, Conyers Middleton, Life of Cicero:
   • Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. 2013 July-August, Catherine Clabby, “Focus on Everything”, in American Scientist:
   • It is also essential for those who come to the subject 'fresh' to gain the insight that will bridge their knowledge from being a subject of hypnosis to a potential practitioner. 2010, Ursula James, Clinical Hypnosis Textbook: A Guide for Practical Intervention, page 73:
   • animal subjects
9. A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.
10. That of which something is stated.
11. A variable isolated on one side of an equality, expressed in terms of other variables.
    • Making x the subject of x²-6x#43;3y#61;0, we get x#61;3#92;pm#92;sqrt#123;9-3y#125;.

Forms

Antonyms

predicate · object

Coordinates

patient · theme · rheme · agent

Deriveds

subjectist · subject case · subjecthood · subject-matter · subjectification · quirky subject · intrasubject · subjectify · short subject · subject of labor · presubject · postsubject · subjectship · change the subject · cosubject · introductory subject · subject matter jurisdiction · subjecter · subjectdom · subjectless · within-subjects · subject indexing · dummy subject · subject clause · metasubject · minor subject · drop the subject · preparatory subject · oblique subject · null-subject language · nonsubject · subject title · between-subjects · subject complement · federal subject · multisubject · echo subject · subjectwise · intersubject · countersubject · subject heading · tool subject · subject pronoun · subject-control · subject-oriented · subjectlike · subjective · historical subject · impersonal subject · subject matter

Relateds

predicate · object

Synonyms

topic (discussion) · matter (discussion)

Translations (481)

tg фан (particular area of study) · ar دَوْرَة (particular area of study) · yo ẹ̀kọ́ (particular area of study) · ca matèria (main topic) · af onderdaan (citizen in a monarchy) · yue 科目 (particular area of study) · ks کرٛاوُل (in grammar) · mk предмет (main topic) · ta குடிமகன் (citizen in a monarchy) · th คนในบังคับ (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · es sujeto (in grammar) · vo hireigäb (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · sh sùbjekat (in grammar) · lt subjektas (in grammar) · rm tema (main topic) · ru предме́т (particular area of study) · el θέμα (main topic) · fr sujet (philosophy: being) · fa-ira رِشْتِه (particular area of study) · de Untertanin (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · it assoggettato (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · nn fag (particular area of study) · fr matière (particular area of study) · fi alus (in grammar) · sk poddaný (citizen in a monarchy) · fr sujet (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · es ramo (particular area of study) · te విషయము (main topic) · de Subjekt (philosophy: being) · ja 臣民 (citizen in a monarchy) · hi विषय (main topic) · zu isihloko (main topic) · ar مُبْتَدَأ (in grammar) · da grundled (in grammar) · mk поданик (citizen in a monarchy) · az subyekt (in grammar) · tr konu (particular area of study) · sa काण्ड (particular area of study) · hy առարկա (main topic) · is fag (particular area of study) · id mata kuliah (particular area of study) · ur فاعِل (in grammar) · sv ämne (particular area of study) · uk суб'є́кт (actor) · ro disciplină (particular area of study) · uk підда́нець (citizen in a monarchy) · ta எழுவாய் (in grammar) · ur مَوضُوع (main topic) · mk подмет (in grammar) · uk предме́т (particular area of study) · he נוֹשֵׂא (main topic) · vi chủ ngữ (in grammar) · be тэ́ма (main topic) · es asignatura (particular area of study) · ko 백성 (citizen in a monarchy) · da emne (particular area of study) · fi pääaihe (main topic) · mi tāhuhu (in grammar) · ko 주어 (in grammar) · uk підда́ний (citizen in a monarchy) · hu tárgy (particular area of study) · fr discipline (particular area of study) · sv ämne (main topic) · es tema (main topic) · ne प्रजा (citizen in a monarchy) · eo subulo (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · tr fail (in grammar) · fr sujet (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · bg по́даница (citizen in a monarchy) · be суб'е́кт (actor) · de Satzgegenstand (in grammar) · lo ປະທານ (in grammar) · bn বিষয় (main topic) · sl predmet (main topic) · sh су̀бјект (in grammar) · nl vak (particular area of study) · pl podmiot (in grammar) · ckb بابەت (main topic) · te పాఠ్యాంశము (particular area of study) · eo subulo (citizen in a monarchy) · be суб'е́кт (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · pi kattar (in grammar) · ko 신민 (citizen in a monarchy) · is umtalsefni (main topic) · tl kapaksaan (main topic) · uk предме́т (main topic) · uk те́ма (main topic) · mn ᠠᠯᠪᠠᠲᠤ (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · fr sujet (main topic) · fi subjekti (logic: that of which something is stated) · sq subjekt (in grammar) · ar رَعِيَّة (citizen in a monarchy) · eo studobjekto (particular area of study) · km ប្រធានវិស័យ (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · mi tāhuhu (main topic) · nb subjekt (in grammar) · ja 主題 (main topic) · vo yegäd (main topic) · as বিষয় (main topic) · wal sunttaa (in grammar) · sa विषय (main topic) · lv priekšmets (in grammar) · nrf sujet (in grammar) · hu főtétel (music: main theme) · bg по́длог (in grammar) · ckb بکەر (in grammar) · it materia (particular area of study) · tl simuno (in grammar) · gl materia (main topic) · ru по́дданная (citizen in a monarchy) · is námsgrein (particular area of study) · mn өгүүлэгдэхүүн (in grammar) · mi tumu (in grammar) · nl vakgebied (particular area of study) · de Lehrfach (particular area of study) · it sottomesso (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · vi thần dân (citizen in a monarchy) · bg обе́кт (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · tr özne (in grammar) · mk поданица (citizen in a monarchy) · it corso (particular area of study) · et alus (in grammar) · ms subjek (in grammar) · sh prédmet (main topic) · cs poddaná (citizen in a monarchy) · mk предмет (particular area of study) · el υπεξούσιος (citizen in a monarchy) · tr dal (particular area of study) · ru по́дданная (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · tr süje (main topic) · th วิชา (particular area of study) · cmn 科目 (particular area of study) · ru субъе́кт (in grammar) · yo ọmọ abẹ́ (citizen in a monarchy) · ckb بارە (main topic) · ka სუბიექტი (in grammar) · cmn 臣民 (citizen in a monarchy) · de Versuchsperson (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · th สัตว์ทดลอง (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · af onderwerp (in grammar) · is grein (particular area of study) · et teema (main topic) · fi oppiaine (particular area of study) · bua нэрлүүлэгшэ (in grammar) · uk суб'є́кт (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · mn ᠥᠭᠦᠯᠡᠭᠳᠡᠬᠦᠨ (in grammar) · cmn 被試 /被试 (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · sh пре́дмет (particular area of study) · fa-ira فاعِل (in grammar) · hu alany (in grammar) · uz ega (in grammar) · th ประธาน (in grammar) · ru по́дданный (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · be прадме́т (main topic) · uk пі́дмет (in grammar) · fi alamainen (citizen in a monarchy) · sv undersåte (citizen in a monarchy) · es curso (particular area of study) · ro subiect (in grammar) · ar مَوْضُوع (main topic) · mn албат (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · ro materie (particular area of study) · km ប្រធាន (in grammar) · hu tárgy (main topic) · ko 학과 (particular area of study) · de Untertanin (citizen in a monarchy) · hy առարկա (particular area of study) · nb tema (main topic) · it soggetto (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · it soggetto (in grammar) · fi tekijä (actor) · fa-ira مُبْتَدا (in grammar) · vo jireigäb (citizen in a monarchy) · sk podmet (in grammar) · fr sujet (citizen in a monarchy) · uk дисципліна (particular area of study) · da subjekt (in grammar) · gd cuspair (main topic) · pt súbdito (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · zu inhloko (in grammar) · ru дисципли́на (particular area of study) · hu alany (actor) · is þegn (citizen in a monarchy) · sl podanik (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · de Schulfach (particular area of study) · ja 科目 (particular area of study) · nb fag (particular area of study) · sl podanica (citizen in a monarchy) · tg ришта (particular area of study) · pl poddana (citizen in a monarchy) · ur رَعِیَّت (citizen in a monarchy) · da felt (particular area of study) · ur رَعِیَت (citizen in a monarchy) · ast suxetu (in grammar) · vi chủ đề (main topic) · hy ենթակա (in grammar) · af subjek (in grammar) · fi subjekti (philosophy: being) · is viðfangsefni (main topic) · ko 신민 (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · sl podanik (citizen in a monarchy) · ta பாடம் (particular area of study) · th ผู้รับการทดลอง (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · nl onderwerp (in grammar) · be падда́ны (citizen in a monarchy) · be суб'е́кт (in grammar) · es subjeto (in grammar) · sh sùbjekt (in grammar) · et aine (main topic) · hi कर्ता (in grammar) · pt matéria (particular area of study) · ru субъе́кт (actor) · bg по́даник (citizen in a monarchy) · ca súbdit (citizen in a monarchy) · it argomento (main topic) · bg субе́кт (actor) · cy pwnc (main topic) · cy goddrych (in grammar) · nl onderdane (citizen in a monarchy) · ota بحث (main topic) · de Sache (main topic) · bo མངའ་ཞབས (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · bg те́ма (main topic) · sk predmet (main topic) · ru те́ма (main topic) · bo མངའ་ཞབས (citizen in a monarchy) · hy ենթակա (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · mr कर्ता (in grammar) · ba эйә (in grammar) · id mata pelajaran (particular area of study) · sh по́дмет (in grammar) · ast materia (main topic) · tg мубтадо (in grammar) · yue 主旋律 (music: main theme) · ro subiect (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · tr tebaa (citizen in a monarchy) · pl przedmiot (particular area of study) · tg мавзӯъ (main topic) · yo olùwà (in grammar) · de Untertan (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · he נָתִין (citizen in a monarchy) · es materia (particular area of study) · be прадме́т (particular area of study) · hu kísérleti alany (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · af onderdaan (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · sa कर्तृ (in grammar) · nl onderdaan (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · fi alamainen (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · ota مبحث (main topic) · sl subjekt (philosophy: being) · la subiectus (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · de Testperson (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · vo hireigäb (citizen in a monarchy) · mi marau (particular area of study) · cy deiliad (citizen in a monarchy) · cmn 學科 /学科 (particular area of study) · nb emne (main topic) · alt баштаачы (in grammar) · de Betreff (main topic) · is frumlag (in grammar) · es materia (main topic) · sw raia (citizen in a monarchy) · ja 被検者 (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · yue 臣民 (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · hu vizsgálati személy (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · fi aine (particular area of study) · ca matèria (particular area of study) · fi teema (music: main theme) · sl osebek (in grammar) · ko 과목 (particular area of study) · lt veiksnys (in grammar) · tr ders (particular area of study) · ca assignatura (particular area of study) · az fənn (particular area of study) · fi subjekti (in grammar) · cs předmět (main topic) · fr sujet (in grammar) · nl onderwerp (main topic) · yo kókó (main topic) · zu isifundo (particular area of study) · de Untertan (citizen in a monarchy) · sv föremål (main topic) · af tema (music: main theme) · cs téma (main topic) · tr alan (particular area of study) · pt súbdito (citizen in a monarchy) · hu téma (main topic) · af subjek (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · cmn 被試者 /被试者 (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · fi aihe (main topic) · es sujeto (main topic) · es súbdito (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · be дзе́йнік (in grammar) · bg предме́т (main topic) · mk тема (main topic) · el προκείμενο (main topic) · sk predmet (particular area of study) · vi môn học (particular area of study) · ang hīeremann (citizen in a monarchy) · bg предме́т (particular area of study) · la subiectus (citizen in a monarchy) · el υπήκοος (citizen in a monarchy) · ko 주제 (main topic) · de Fach (particular area of study) · bg субе́кт (philosophy: being) · el υποκείμενο (in grammar) · fi toimija (actor) · bo མངའ་འབངས (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · da fag (particular area of study) · cmn 臣民 (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · tr konu (main topic) · zu umenzi (in grammar) · ky ээ (in grammar) · id subjek (in grammar) · ca súbdit (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · ru субъе́кт (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · cmn 主語 /主语 (in grammar) · ru по́дданный (citizen in a monarchy) · yo ẹ̀ka ẹ̀kọ́ (particular area of study) · it suddito (citizen in a monarchy) · fa-ira مُوضوع (main topic) · ko 신하 (citizen in a monarchy) · kk бастауыш (in grammar) · fr sujet (music: main theme) · sv subjekt (in grammar) · pl temat (main topic) · nl onderdaan (citizen in a monarchy) · ru предме́т (main topic) · uk те́ма (music: main theme) · gd cùisear (in grammar) · hu személy (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · de Thema (music: main theme) · sh prédmet (particular area of study) · de Subjekt (in grammar) · mi tāhū (main topic) · de Unterrichtsfach (particular area of study) · hu állampolgár (citizen in a monarchy) · ar مَادَّة (particular area of study) · pt cobaia (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · ca subjecte (in grammar) · tg фоил (in grammar) · bo མངའ་འབངས (citizen in a monarchy) · it disciplina (particular area of study) · ota موضوع (main topic) · is umræðuefni (main topic) · ru те́ма (music: main theme) · kl susoq (in grammar) · ba фән (particular area of study) · ka საგანი (particular area of study) · pl poddany (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · et alam (citizen in a monarchy) · be падда́ная (citizen in a monarchy) · uz fan (particular area of study) · hu interjúalany (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · bho बिषय (main topic) · is yrkisefni (main topic) · xal нерлгч (in grammar) · sh по̀данӣк (citizen in a monarchy) · fa-ira سوژِه (main topic) · da undersåt (citizen in a monarchy) · sl osebek (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · de Thema (main topic) · hy ենթակա (citizen in a monarchy) · mr विषय (main topic) · tg дарс (particular area of study) · fa-ira رَعِیَت (citizen in a monarchy) · ckb بابەت (particular area of study) · af onderwerp (main topic) · cs poddaný (citizen in a monarchy) · su jejer (in grammar) · tl asignatura (particular area of study) · mi tāhū (in grammar) · fi subjekti (actor) · az mübtəda (in grammar) · eo subjekto (in grammar) · ta பொருள் (main topic) · sl tema (main topic) · vo jireigäb (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · da undersåt (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · uk підда́на (citizen in a monarchy) · pl poddany (citizen in a monarchy) · nn undersått (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · sk téma (main topic) · fa-ira نِهاد (in grammar) · my ကတ္တား (in grammar) · yue 主題 /主题 (main topic) · de Disziplin (particular area of study) · it tematica (main topic) · th เรื่อง (main topic) · id subyek (in grammar) · de Studienfach (particular area of study) · sh пре́дмет (main topic) · da emne (main topic) · pt sujeito (in grammar) · ja 学科 (particular area of study) · eo lernobjekto (particular area of study) · es subjeto (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · is efni (main topic) · sh по̀даница (citizen in a monarchy) · be тэ́ма (music: main theme) · af onderwerp (particular area of study) · pt matéria (main topic) · km ប្រជានុរាស្ត្រ (citizen in a monarchy) · cs předmět (particular area of study) · yue 主語 /主语 (in grammar) · mi pononga (citizen in a monarchy) · de Gegenstand (main topic) · hu főtéma (music: main theme) · sk poddaná (citizen in a monarchy) · es asunto (main topic) · ja 臣民 (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · pt disciplina (particular area of study) · fr sujet (actor) · yi לימוד (particular area of study) · cmn 主題 /主题 (main topic) · pt assunto (main topic) · nb undersått (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · sh pòdanīk (citizen in a monarchy) · az mövzu (main topic) · te కర్త (in grammar) · ru подлежа́щее (in grammar) · ja 主語 (in grammar) · et õppeaine (particular area of study) · uk суб'є́кт (in grammar) · sl predmet (particular area of study) · de Sujet (main topic) · ar فَاعِل (in grammar) · az mətləb (main topic) · cs podmět (in grammar) · es súbdito (citizen in a monarchy) · ro subiect (main topic) · hu egyén (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · yue 臣民 (citizen in a monarchy) · mr विषय (particular area of study) · cmn 主體 /主体 (philosophy: being) · da tema (main topic) · sh pòdanica (citizen in a monarchy) · el υποτελής (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · yue 學科 /学科 (particular area of study) · yue 子民 (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · az təbəə (citizen in a monarchy) · sh су̀бјекат (in grammar) · ia thema (main topic) · fi tutkimuskohde (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · gl suxeito (in grammar) · es subjeto (main topic) · fi kohde (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · hu alattvaló (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · yue 主題 /主题 (music: main theme) · et aine (particular area of study) · bg те́ма (music: main theme) · sah подданнай (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · vo subyet (in grammar) · ja 被検体 (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · it soggetto (main topic) · eo temo (main topic) · vo reigäb (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · nn undersått (citizen in a monarchy) · ga ainmní (in grammar) · bg по́даничка (citizen in a monarchy) · lv subjekts (in grammar) · el αντικείμενο (particular area of study) · cmn 子民 (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · cmn 主旋律 (music: main theme) · sh pódmet (in grammar) · hi विषय (particular area of study) · he נוֹשֵׂא (in grammar) · cmn 主題 /主题 (music: main theme) · ang hīeremann (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · pl subiekt (philosophy: being) · gl súbdito (citizen in a monarchy) · pt súdito (citizen in a monarchy) · nb undersått (citizen in a monarchy) · ro temă (main topic) · es sujeto (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · hu tantárgy (particular area of study) · vo reigäb (citizen in a monarchy) · pt sujeito (human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined) · ta செயப்படுபொருள் (main topic) · pt súdito (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) · pl przedmiot (main topic)

subject en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• səb-jĕktʹ
• /səbˈd͡ʒɛkt/
• /sʌbˈd͡ʒɛkt/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin subiectō, iterative of subiciō (“throw, lay, place”), from sub (“under, at the foot of”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).

Meanings

1. (construed with to, transitive) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
   • But political tinkering is never far away and British Rail, during much of its life, was subjected to it. 2026 August 19, Richard Wilcock, “Structure and power in the times of GBR”, in RAIL, number 1068, page 21:
   • I came here to buy souvenirs, not to be subjected to a tirade of abuse!
2. (transitive) To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave; to subjugate.

Forms

Deriveds

subjectable · subjecter · resubject

Synonyms

underbring

Translations (42)

az məruz qoymaq (to cause to undergo) · mi eke (to cause to undergo) · ta ஆளாகு (to cause to undergo) · hu alávet (to cause to undergo) · ru покоря́ть (to make subordinate) · nl onderwerpen (aan) (to cause to undergo) · es subjectar (to make subordinate) · sl podvreči (to cause to undergo) · pl poddać (to cause to undergo) · it sottomettere (to cause to undergo) · ast someter (to cause to undergo) · hy ենթարկել (to cause to undergo) · es someter (to cause to undergo) · it sottoporre (to cause to undergo) · ru подве́ргнуть (to cause to undergo) · pt submeter (to cause to undergo) · fr soumettre (à) (to cause to undergo) · bg подлагам (to cause to undergo) · sv utsätta (to cause to undergo) · ru порабоща́ть (to make subordinate) · fr assujettir (to make subordinate) · gl someter (to cause to undergo) · ru подверга́ть (to cause to undergo) · ga cuir faoi phróiseas (to cause to undergo) · mk изложува (to cause to undergo) · de unterwerfen (to make subordinate) · ga cuir faoi (to cause to undergo) · ru подчиня́ть (to make subordinate) · hu kitesz (to cause to undergo) · is ná valdi yfir (to cause to undergo) · mk подложува (to cause to undergo) · bg подчинявам (to make subordinate) · ca sotmetre (to cause to undergo) · el υποβάλλω (to cause to undergo) · sw somo (to cause to undergo) · it assoggettare (to cause to undergo) · de unterziehen (to cause to undergo) · de aussetzen (to cause to undergo) · fi alistaa (to make subordinate) · ta அடக்கு (to make subordinate) · fi pakottaa (to cause to undergo) · da udsætte for (to cause to undergo)