noun🔗ShareOne who is subordinate."The subordinate in the student council is responsible for organizing the school dances. "positionorganizationpersonjobieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make subservient."The teacher's strict rules subordinated the students' desire for freedom in the classroom. "organizationbusinessgovernmentmilitaryieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo treat as of less value or importance."The teacher sometimes subordinates the needs of struggling students to the needs of the advanced students. "valueattitudeactionpositionsocietyorganizationmoralieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy."The creditors' committee will subordinate the student loan debt to the mortgage loan in the bankruptcy proceedings. "financelawbusinesseconomyieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePlaced in a lower class, rank, or position."The subordinate employees had to follow the manager's instructions. "positionorganizationjobgovernmentmilitaryieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSubmissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority."A private is subordinate to a sergeant in the military. "organizationbusinessjobieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(grammar, of a clause) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause"In the sentence “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”."grammarlanguagelinguisticsieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDescending in a regular series."The students' seating chart showed a subordinate arrangement, with the youngest children sitting in the front rows. "positionstructureorganizationieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
