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Subject

Adjective

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1.AdjectiveLikely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.
"a country subject to extreme heat; Menu listings and prices are subject to change.; He's subject to sneezing fits."
2.AdjectiveConditional upon something; used with to.
"The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board."
3.AdjectivePlaced or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
4.AdjectivePlaced under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
5.NounThe 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 active sentence ‘The cat ate the mouse’, ‘the cat’ is the subject and ‘the mouse’ is the object.; 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."
6.NounBy faulty generalisation from a clause's grammatical subject often being coinstantiated with one: an actor or agent; one who takes action.
"the subjects and objects of power"
7.NounThe main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
8.NounA particular area of study.
"Her favorite subject is physics."
9.NounA citizen in a monarchy.
"I am a British subject."
10.NounA person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
11.NounThe main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
12.NounA 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"
13.NounA being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.
14.NounThat of which something is stated.
15.NounThe variable in terms of which an expression is defined.
"Making x the subject of x − 6x + 3y = 0, we have x = 3 ± √(9 − 3y)."
16.VerbTo cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
"I came here to buy souvenirs, not to be subjected to a tirade of abuse!"
17.VerbTo make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave; to subjugate.
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