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Subject

ˈsʌbdʒɪkt

Subject definitions
noun
subject subjects
  1. a person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with

    "I've said all there is to be said on the subject"

    • a person or circumstance giving rise to a specified feeling, response, or action

      "the incident was the subject of international condemnation"

    • a person who is the focus of scientific or medical attention or experiment

      "subjects were asked to complete a questionnaire"

    • the part of a proposition about which a statement is made
    • a theme of a fugue or of a piece in sonata form; a leading phrase or motif

      "the chorale-like second subject of the Scherzo"

  2. a branch of knowledge studied or taught in a school, college, or university

    "maths is not my best subject"

    branch of knowledge branch of study course of study course discipline field area specialism speciality specialty
  3. a member of a state other than its ruler, especially one owing allegiance to a monarch or other supreme ruler

    "the legislation is applicable only to British subjects"

  4. 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
  5. a thinking or feeling entity; the conscious mind; the ego, especially as opposed to anything external to the mind
    • the central substance or core of a thing as opposed to its attributes
verb
subject subjected subjecting subjects
  1. cause or force someone or something to undergo (a particular experience or form of treatment, typically an unwelcome or unpleasant one)

    "he'd subjected her to a terrifying ordeal"

    put through treat with
  2. bring (a person or country) under one's control or jurisdiction, typically by using force

    "the city had been subjected to Macedonian rule"