adjective Download 🔗Share Likely to be affected by or to experience something. Examples : "The students are subject to strict rules about late arrivals. " condition tendency possibility essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Conditional upon. Examples : "The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board." condition business possibility essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation. Examples : "The basement apartment is located in a subject building. " position place essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state. Examples : "The rebellious teenager was, for a time, subject to strict parental rules. " politics government nation royal state essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (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. Examples : "In the sentence ‘The mouse is eaten by the cat in the kitchen.’, ‘The mouse’ is the subject, ‘the cat’ being the agent." grammar language linguistics essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An actor; one who takes action. Examples : "The subjects and objects of power." person action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc. Examples : "The subject of the meeting was the new company policy. " art literature education language essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A citizen in a monarchy. Examples : "I am a British subject." politics nation government royal state person essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority. Examples : "The kingdom's subjects were required to pay taxes to the king. " politics government nation state royal person law essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue. Examples : "The composer's intricate fugue had a simple subject, a recurring melody that was the focus of the entire piece. " music essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc. Examples : "The doctor examined the subject to determine the cause of the illness. " human animal thing medicine science biology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity. Examples : "The subject of the debate was whether to have a family picnic this weekend. " philosophy mind person being essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share The variable in terms of which an expression is defined. Examples : "Making x the subject of x2 − 6x + 3y = 0, we have x = 3 ± √(9 − 3y)." math science computing technical logic essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted. Examples : "I came here to buy souvenirs, not to be subjected to a tirade of abuse!" action condition essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave. Examples : "The dictator sought to subject the entire population to his harsh rule. " politics government military nation war state history essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading