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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”).

Pronunciation 1

Adjective

subject (comparative more subject, superlative most subject)

  1. likely to be affected by or experience something.
    Menu listings and prices are subject to change.
    He's subject to sneezing fits.
  2. conditional upon
    The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board.

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.
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Derived terms
Translations
in grammar
main topic
particular area of study
  • Arabic: دورة (dáura) f.
  • Czech: předmět (cs) m.
  • Danish: fag (da) n., emne (da) n.
  • Dutch: vak (nl) n., vakgebied (nl) n.
  • Estonian: aine (et)
  • Finnish: ala, aihealue, aine (fi)
  • French: matière (fr) f., discipline (fr) f.
  • German: Fach (de) n.
  • Greek: αντικείμενο (el) (antikeímeno) n.
  • Hungarian: tárgy (hu)
  • Icelandic: fag (is) n., námsgrein (is) f., grein (is) f.
  • Italian: materia (it) f., disciplina (it) f., corso (it) m.
  • Japanese: 学科 (がっか, gakka), 科目 (かもく, kamokú)
  • Korean: 헉과 (hakgwa), 과목 (gwamok)
citizen in a monarchy
  • Hungarian: alattvaló (hu)
  • Icelandic: þegn (is) m.
  • Italian: suddito (it) m.
  • Korean: 신하 (ko) (sinha), 백성 (ko) (baekseong)
  • Macedonian: поданик (mk) (pódanik) m.
  • Polish: poddany (pl) m., poddana (pl) f.
  • Portuguese: súdito (pt) m.
  • Russian: подданный (ru) (póddannyj) m.
  • Spanish: súbdito (es) m.
  • Swahili: somo (sw)
  • Urdu: ﺭﻋﺎﻳﺎ (ur)
  • Volapük: reigäb (vo)
person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority
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  • Indonesian: subyek (1,2), topik / inti (2), mata pelajaran / mata kuliah (3)

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Pronunciation 2

Verb

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.
Translations
to cause to undergo

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