7. subject a syntactic unit that functions as one of the two main constituents of a sentence, the other being the predicate, and that consists of a noun, noun phrase, or nounsubstitute typically referring to the one performing the action or being in the state expressed by the predicate, as I in I gave notice.
8. subject Logic. that term of a proposition concerning which the predicate is affirmed or denied.
9. subject a person or thing that undergoes some kind of treatment at the hands of others.
10. subject a person, animal, or corpse as an object of medical or scientific treatment or experiment.
11. subject Philos.
12. subject that which thinks, feels, perceives, intends, etc., as contrasted with the objects of thought, feeling, etc.
13. subject the self or ego.
14. subject Metaphysics. that in which qualities or attributes inhere; substance.
15. (adj.)subject being under the domination, control, or influence of something (often fol. by to).
16. subject being under the dominion, rule, or authority of a sovereign, state, etc. (often fol. by to).
17. subject open or exposed (usu. fol. by to): subject to ridicule.
18. subject dependent upon something (usu. fol. by to): His consent is subject to your approval.
19. subject being under the necessity of undergoing something (usu. fol. by to): All beings are subject to death.
20. subject liable; prone (usu. fol. by to): subject to headaches.
21. (v.t.)subject to bring under domination, control, or influence (usu. fol. by to).
22. subject to cause to undergo the action of something specified; expose (usu. fol. by to): to subject metal to intense heat.
23. subject to make liable or vulnerable; expose (usu. fol. by to): to subject oneself to ridicule.
24. subject Obs. to place beneath something; make subjacent.
Etymology: (1300–50; (adj.) < L subjectus, ptp. of subicere to throw or place beneath, make subject =sub-sub - +-icere, comb. form of jacere to throw)
Definition of 'Subject'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)subject, topic, theme 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"
2. (noun)subject, content, depicted object 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"
3. (noun)discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick 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"
4. (noun)topic, subject, issue, matter 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"
5. (noun)subject (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
6. (noun)subject, case, guinea pig 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"
7. (noun)national, subject a person who owes allegiance to that nation "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"
8. (adj)subject (logic) the first term of a proposition
9. (adj)capable, open, subject 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"
10. (adj)subject, dependent being under the power or sovereignty of another or others "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"
11. (verb)subject likely to be affected by something "the bond is subject to taxation"; "he is subject to fits of depression"
12. (verb)subject 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"
13. (verb)subject make accountable for "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"
14. (verb)subjugate, subject make subservient; force to submit or subdue
15. (verb)submit, subject refer for judgment or consideration "The lawyers submitted the material to the court"
1. (noun)subject an idea that sb discusses or writes about The subject of my paper is late 19th century French painting.; a conversation on the subject of teenage drinking
2. subject a topic sb learns about at school, college, etc. Math is his favorite subject.
3. subject a personbeing studied There were 32 subjects in the first test.
4. subject sb or sth that is the focus of a work of art the subject of the photograph
5. subject in grammar, the person, place, or thing that does the action of the verb in a sentence
6. (adjective)subject subject to affected or controlled by Small businesses are subject to monthly inspections; Boaters are subject to drunk driving laws.
7. subject depending on We will start next week, subject to the board's approval.
8. (verb)subject to force sb to do or experience sth prisoners subjected to horrible torture
Definition of 'Subject'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)Subject placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation
2. (adj)Subject placed under the power of another; specifically (International Law), owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state; as, Jamaica is subject to Great Britain
3. (adj)Subject exposed; liable; prone; disposed; as, a country subject to extreme heat; men subject to temptation
4. (adj)Subject obedient; submissive
5. (adj)Subject that which is placed under the authority, dominion, control, or influence of something else
7. (adj)Subject that which is subjected, or submitted to, any physical operation or process; specifically (Anat.), a dead body used for the purpose of dissection
8. (adj)Subject that which is brought under thought or examination; that which is taken up for discussion, or concerning which anything is said or done
9. (adj)Subject the person who is treated of; the hero of a piece; the chief character
11. (adj)Subject that in which any quality, attribute, or relation, whether spiritual or material, inheres, or to which any of these appertain; substance; substratum
12. (adj)Subject hence, that substance or being which is conscious of its own operations; the mind; the thinking agent or principal; the ego. Cf. Object, n., 2
13. (noun)Subject the principal theme, or leading thought or phrase, on which a composition or a movement is based
14. (noun)Subject the incident, scene, figure, group, etc., which it is the aim of the artist to represent
15. (verb)Subject to bring under control, power, or dominion; to make subject; to subordinate; to subdue
16. (verb)Subject to expose; to make obnoxious or liable; as, credulity subjects a person to impositions
Definitions of Subject 
Afrikaans: ondergeskik
Arabic: خاضِع
Bulgarian: несамостоятелен
Brazilian: dominado
Czech: poddaný, závislý
German: abhängig
Danish: underlagt
Greek: υποτελής
Spanish: dominado, subyugado
Estonian: alluv, allutatud
Farsi: زير سلطه درآوردن
Finnish: alistettu
French: assujetti
Hebrew: נָתִין
Hindi: परतंत्र, पराधीन, शासित, अ
Croatian: podložan, podređen
Hungarian: alávetett, függő
Indonesian: terjajah
Icelandic: undirokaður; ósjálfstæður
Italian: sottomesso
Japanese: 従属する
Korean: 속국의
Lithuanian: pavergtas
Latvian: pakļauts; atkarīgs
Malay: dijajah
Dutch: onderworpen
Norwegian: underlagt, uselvstendig
Polish: podbity, podległy
Persian: زير سلطه درآوردن
Pashto: د تسلط لاندی راوړل
Portuguese: dominado
Romanian: supus
Russian: зависимый
Slovak: poddaný, závislý
Slovenian: podrejen
Serbian: potčinjen
Swedish: underlydande
Thai: ซึ่งขึ้นอยู่กับ
Turkish: bağımlı
Taiwanese: 從屬的(國家等)，未獨立的
Ukrainian: підкорений, залежний
Urdu: ماتحت
Vietnamese: lệ thuộc, dưới quyền
Chinese: 从属的（国家等），未独立的
