The general category, often stated in a word or phrase, to which the ideas of a passage as a whole belong.
The grammatical subject.
The subject of discourse; the point at issue.
Area of knowledge taught in an educational institution.
a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"
not exempt from tax; "the gift will be subject to taxation"
(linguistics) the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated in a sentence
make liable: "This action may subject you to certain penalties"
make vulnerable or liable to; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"
make accountable for: "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"
cause to experience or suffer: "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"
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"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"
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"
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"
make subservient; force to submit
some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
(logic) the first term of a proposition
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn''t want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"
refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency"
make accountable for; "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"
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"
make subservient; force to submit or subdue
possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"
something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
some situation or event that is thought about
a branch of knowledge
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
a person who owes allegiance to that nation
a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
refer for judgment or consideration
make accountable for
cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
likely to be affected by something
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
