subject
suhb jekt
- n the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
he didn't want to discuss that subject - n 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 - n a branch of knowledge
teachers should be well trained in their subject - n some situation or event that is thought about
he had been thinking about the subject for several years - n (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
- n 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 - n a person who owes allegiance to that nation
a monarch has a duty to his subjects - n (logic) the first term of a proposition
- v cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
He subjected me to his awful poetry
The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills
People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation - v make accountable for
He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors - v make subservient; force to submit or subdue
- v refer for judgment or consideration
- s possibly accepting or permitting
the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation - s being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
subject peoples - s likely to be affected by something
the bond is subject to taxation
he is subject to fits of depression
- January 20, 2006 - Clinton Records Subject to FOIA Presidential records are not subject to FOIA for the first 5 years after a president leaves office.
- Should the subject answer no, the cold reader will often say, "Well, we'll get back to that," and quickly change tack.
- For example, a mind that runs as software on a computer is not subject to biological aging.