subject
adjective
- cause, required to undergo, contingent upon some procedure, experience
- prone, likely to be affected by
noun
- word or phrase which controls the verb in the clause; one of the two main constituents of a clause
- concept in a metadata schema
- a property of a document
- being who has a unique consciousness and/or unique personal experiences, or an entity that has a relationship with another entity that exists outside of itself
- person ruled over by another (typically used for citizens in a monarchy)
verb
- cause, required to undergo, contingent upon some procedure, experience
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/ / /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɪkt/ / /səbˈd͡ʒɛkt/ / /sʌbˈd͡ʒɛkt/
adj
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).
- Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.
“a country subject to extreme heat”
“Menu listings and prices are subject to change.”
- Conditional upon something; used with to.
“The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board.”
- Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
“Long he them bore above the subject plain”
- Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
“, Book I Esau was never subject to Jacob.”
noun
Etymology: From Latin 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”).
- 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.
“A subject (Sub) is a word, phrase, or clause that performs the action of or acts upon the verb in the predicate.”
“In the active sentence ‘The cat ate the mouse’, ‘the cat’ is the subject and ‘the mouse’ is the object.”
- By extension: an actor or agent; one who takes action.
“the subjects and objects of power”
- 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.”
- A particular area of study.
“Her favorite subject is physics.”
“One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.[…]But out of sight is out of mind. And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.”
- A citizen in a monarchy.
“I am a British subject.”
“Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, and without prejudice to section 39, this Act shall apply to proceedings by or against the Crown in like manner as it applies to proceedings between subjects.”
- 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.”
- The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
“The earliest known form of subject is the ecclesiastical cantus firmus, or plain song.”
- 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”
- A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.
- That of which something is stated.
- The variable in terms of which an expression is defined.
“Making x the subject of x² − 6x + 3y = 0, we have x = 3 ± √(9 − 3y).”
verb
Etymology: From Medieval Latin subiectō, iterative of subiciō (“throw, lay, place”), from sub (“under, at the foot of”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).
- To 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!”
- To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave; to subjugate.