subject

1. 1

   Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.

   • a country subject to extreme heat
   • Menu listings and prices are subject to change.
2. 2

   Conditional upon something; used with to.

   • The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board.
3. 3

   Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.

   • Long he them bore above the subject plain
4. 4

   Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.

   • , Book I Esau was never subject to Jacob.

1. 1

   The 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.
2. 2

   By extension: an actor or agent; one who takes action.

   • the subjects and objects of power
3. 3

   The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.

   • this subject for heroic song
   • Make choice of a subject beautifull and noble, which […] shall […]afford[…] an ample field of matter wherein to expatiate itself.
4. 4

   A particular area of study.

   • Her favorite subject is physics.
5. 5

   A citizen in a monarchy.

   • I am a British subject.
6. 6

   A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.

   • […]the Grand Khan seemed to grasp the "truth" of the religion and might become a convert, thereby gaining for Christianity the souls of all his subjects.
7. 7

   The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.

   • The earliest known form of subject is the ecclesiastical cantus firmus, or plain song.
8. 8

   A 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
   • animal subjects
9. 9

   A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.

10. 10

    That of which something is stated.

1. 1

   To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.transitive

   • I came here to buy souvenirs, not to be subjected to a tirade of abuse!
2. 2

   To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave; to subjugate.transitive

syn. underbring