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subject
likely to be affected by something
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adjective
likely to be affected by something
“the bond is subject to taxation”
adjective
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
“subject peoples”
adjective
possibly accepting or permitting
“a passage capable of misinterpretation”
noun
something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
“a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject”
noun
some situation or event that is thought about
“he kept drifting off the topic”
noun
a branch of knowledge
“in what discipline is his doctorate?”
noun
(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
noun
(logic) the first term of a proposition
noun
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
“he didn't want to discuss that subject”
noun
a person who owes allegiance to that nation
“a monarch has a duty to his subjects”
noun
a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
“the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly”
verb
make accountable for
“He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors”
verb
cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
“He subjected me to his awful poetry”
verb
make subservient; force to submit or subdue
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Example Sentences
the bond is subject to taxation
he is subject to fits of depression
subject peoples
a dependent prince
a passage capable of misinterpretation
open to interpretation
an issue open to question
the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation
a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject
he kept drifting off the topic
he had been thinking about the subject for several years
it is a matter for the police
in what discipline is his doctorate?
teachers should be well trained in their subject
anthropology is the study of human beings
he didn't want to discuss that subject
it was a very sensitive topic
his letters were always on the theme of love
a monarch has a duty to his subjects
the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly
the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities
He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors
He subjected me to his awful poetry
The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills
People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation
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