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Definitions


[ˈsʌbdʒɛkt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with
(e.g: I've said all there is to be said on the subject)

- a branch of knowledge studied or taught in a school, college, or university
(e.g: maths is not my best subject)

- a member of a state other than its ruler, especially one owing allegiance to a monarch or other supreme ruler
(e.g: the legislation is applicable only to British subjects)

- a noun or noun phrase functioning as one of the main components of a clause, being the element about which the rest of the clause is predicated

- a thinking or feeling entity; the conscious mind; the ego, especially as opposed to anything external to the mind


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Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘(person) owing obedience’): from Old French suget, from Latin subjectus ‘brought under’, past participle of subicere, from sub- ‘under’ + jacere ‘throw’. Senses relating to philosophy, logic, and grammar are derived ultimately from Aristotle's use of to hupokeimenon meaning ‘material from which things are made’ and ‘subject of attributes and predicates’


[ˈsʌbdʒɛkt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- likely or prone to be affected by (a particular condition or occurrence, typically an unwelcome or unpleasant one)
(e.g: he was subject to bouts of manic depression)

- dependent or conditional upon
(e.g: the proposed merger is subject to the approval of the shareholders)

- under the authority of
(e.g: ministers are subject to the laws of the land)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘(person) owing obedience’): from Old French suget, from Latin subjectus ‘brought under’, past participle of subicere, from sub- ‘under’ + jacere ‘throw’. Senses relating to philosophy, logic, and grammar are derived ultimately from Aristotle's use of to hupokeimenon meaning ‘material from which things are made’ and ‘subject of attributes and predicates’


[ˈsʌbdʒɛkt], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- conditionally upon
(e.g: subject to the EC's agreement, we intend to set up an enterprise zone in the area)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘(person) owing obedience’): from Old French suget, from Latin subjectus ‘brought under’, past participle of subicere, from sub- ‘under’ + jacere ‘throw’. Senses relating to philosophy, logic, and grammar are derived ultimately from Aristotle's use of to hupokeimenon meaning ‘material from which things are made’ and ‘subject of attributes and predicates’


[səbˈdʒɛkt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cause or force someone or something to undergo (a particular experience or form of treatment, typically an unwelcome or unpleasant one)
(e.g: he'd subjected her to a terrifying ordeal)

- bring (a person or country) under one's control or jurisdiction, typically by using force
(e.g: the city had been subjected to Macedonian rule)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘(person) owing obedience’): from Old French suget, from Latin subjectus ‘brought under’, past participle of subicere, from sub- ‘under’ + jacere ‘throw’. Senses relating to philosophy, logic, and grammar are derived ultimately from Aristotle's use of to hupokeimenon meaning ‘material from which things are made’ and ‘subject of attributes and predicates’




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