subject
/ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.
adj
Conditional upon something; used with to.
adj
Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
noun
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.
noun
By extension: an actor or agent; one who takes action.
noun
The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
noun
A particular area of study.
Example Sentences
- "a country subject to extreme heat"
- "Menu listings and prices are subject to change."
- "He's subject to sneezing fits."
- "All human things are subject to decay."
- "The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them[…]is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.[…]current tax rules make it easy for all sorts of firms to generate[…]“stateless income”: profit subject to tax in a jurisdiction that is neither the location of the factors of production that generate the income nor where the parent firm is domiciled."
- "The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board."
Etymology
From Middle English subget, from Old French suget, from Latin subiectus (“lying under or near, adjacent, also subject, exposed”), as a noun, subiectus (“a subject, an inferior”), subiectum (“the subject of a proposition”), past participle of subiciō (“throw, lay, place”), from sub (“under, at the foot of”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”), as a calque of Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον (hupokeímenon).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɪkt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more subject (comparative)
most subject (superlative)
subjects (plural)
subjects (present, singular)
subjecting (participle, present)
subjected (participle, past)
subjected (past)