subject¹

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The thing being talked or written about.

   Let's change the subject to something more pleasant.

2. 2
   noun

   An area of knowledge studied at school or university.

   My favourite subject at school is history.

3. 3
   adj

   Likely to be affected by something.

   The plan is subject to approval by the manager.

4. 4
   noun

   The word or words in a sentence that do the action of the verb.

   In "The dog barked," the word "dog" is the subject.

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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”).

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