subject
1. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion (Freq. 20)
- he didn't want to discuss that subject
- it was a very sensitive topic
- his letters were always on the theme of love
• Syn:
topic, theme
• Derivationally related forms:
thematic (for: theme), topical (for: topic)
• Hypernyms:
message, content, subject matter, substance
• Hyponyms:
bone of contention, precedent, question, head, keynote
2. something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation (Freq. 14)
- a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject
• Syn:
content, depicted object
• Hypernyms:
thing
• Part Holonyms:
scene, view
3. a branch of knowledge (Freq. 11)
- in what discipline is his doctorate?
- teachers should be well trained in their subject
- anthropology is the study of human beings
• Syn:
discipline, subject area, subject field, field, field of study,
study, bailiwick
• Derivationally related forms:
study (for: study), disciplinary (for: discipline)
• Hypernyms:
knowledge domain, knowledge base, domain
• Hyponyms:
occultism, communications, communication theory, major, frontier,
genealogy, allometry, bibliotics, ology, science, scientific discipline,
architecture, engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology, futurology,
futuristics, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts, theology,
theology, military science, escapology, graphology, numerology,
protology, theogony
4. some situation or event that is thought about (Freq. 9)
- he kept drifting off the topic
- he had been thinking about the subject for several years
- it is a matter for the police
• Syn:
topic, issue, matter
• Derivationally related forms:
matter (for: matter), topical (for: topic)
• Hypernyms:
content, cognitive content, mental object
• Hyponyms:
area, blind spot, remit, res judicata, res adjudicata
5. (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence;
the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated (Freq. 4)
• Topics:
grammar
• Hypernyms:
constituent, grammatical constituent
6. a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures;
someone who is an object of investigation (Freq. 2)
- the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly
- the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities
• Syn:
case, guinea pig
• Hypernyms:
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
7. a person who owes allegiance to that nation (Freq. 2)
- a monarch has a duty to his subjects
• Syn:
national
• Derivationally related forms:
national (for: national)
• Hypernyms:
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
• Hyponyms:
citizen, compatriot, patriot, nationalist
• Member Holonyms:
nation, land, country
8. (logic) the first term of a proposition
• Topics:
logic
• Hypernyms:
term
1. cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to (Freq. 10)
- He subjected me to his awful poetry
- The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills
- People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation
• Hypernyms:
affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
• Hyponyms:
bacterize, bacterise, vitriol, put, shipwreck,
refract, expose, incur
• Cause:
experience, see, go through
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. make accountable for (Freq. 6)
- He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors
• Hypernyms:
submit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. make subservient;
force to submit or subdue (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
subjugate
• Derivationally related forms:
subjection, subjugation (for: subjugate), subjugator (for: subjugate)
• Hypernyms:
dominate, master
• Hyponyms:
dragoon, enslave
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. refer for judgment or consideration
- The lawyers submitted the material to the court
• Syn:
submit
• Derivationally related forms:
submission (for: submit)
• Hypernyms:
refer
• Hyponyms:
give, return, relegate, pass on, submit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
1. 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
• Syn:
capable, open
• Similar to:
susceptible
• Derivationally related forms:
capability (for: capable)
2. being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
- subject peoples
- a dependent prince
• Syn:
dependent
• Similar to:
subordinate
• Derivationally related forms:
dependency (for: dependent)
3. likely to be affected by something
- the bond is subject to taxation
- he is subject to fits of depression
• Similar to:
affected
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