Meaning

11 senses
  1. The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action.

    In the active sentence ‘The cat ate the mouse’, ‘the cat’ is the subject and ‘the mouse’ is the object.

    In the passive sentence ‘the mouse was eaten by the cat’, ‘the mouse’ is the subject even though it is the target (patient) of the action, and ‘the cat’ is the agent.

    Satzgegenstand, Subjekt

    подлежа́щееpodležáščeje, субъе́ктsubʺjékt

    пі́дметpídmet, суб'є́ктsubʺjékt

  2. By extension: an actor or agent; one who takes action.

    the subjects and objects of power

    субъе́ктsubʺjékt

    суб'є́ктsubʺjékt

  3. The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.

    Thema, Gegenstand, Sache

    предме́тpredmét, те́маtéma

    предме́тpredmét, те́маtéma

  4. A particular area of study.

    Her favorite subject is physics.

    Fach, Schulfach, Unterrichtsfach

    предме́тpredmét, дисципли́наdisciplína

    предме́тpredmét, дисциплінаdyscyplina

  5. A citizen in a monarchy.

    I am a British subject.

    Untertan, Untertanin

    по́дданныйpóddannyj, по́дданнаяpóddannaja

    підда́нийpiddányj, підда́наpiddána, підда́нецьpiddánecʹ

  6. A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.

    Untertan, Untertanin

    по́дданныйpóddannyj, по́дданнаяpóddannaja

  7. The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.

    Thema

    те́маtéma

    те́маtéma

  8. A human, animal, or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc; especially, one being studied in a scientific experiment, such as a clinical trial.

    human subject research

    animal subjects

    Versuchsperson, Testperson

    субъе́ктsubʺjékt

    суб'є́ктsubʺjékt

  9. A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.

    Subjekt

  10. That of which something is stated.

  11. A variable isolated on one side of an equality, expressed in terms of other variables.

    Making x the subject of x²-6x#43;3y#61;0, we get x#61;3#92;pm#92;sqrt#123;9-3y#125;.

More definitions
  • something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
  • (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

Examples

1057 sentences
  1. English has become my favorite subject.

    Англійська мова стала моїм улюбленим предметом.

    ruАнглийский стал моим любимым предметом.

    deEnglisch ist mein Lieblingsfach geworden.

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  2. Which subject do you like best?

    Який твій улюблений предмет?

    ruКакой предмет тебе больше нравится?

    deWas ist dein Lieblingsfach?

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  3. What's your favorite subject at school?

    Який у тебе улюблений предмет у школі?

    ruКакой у тебя любимый предмет в школе?

    deWas ist dein Lieblingsschulfach?

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  4. What's your favorite subject in school?

    Який у тебе улюблений предмет у школі?

    ruКакой у тебя любимый предмет в школе?

    deWelches ist euer Lieblingsfach?

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  5. Don't try to change the subject.

    Не намагайся змінити тему.

    deVersuch nicht, das Thema zu wechseln!

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
in grammar:
main topic:
particular area of study:
citizen in a monarchy:
Русский
By meaning 4
in grammar:
main topic:
particular area of study:
citizen in a monarchy:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
in grammar:
main topic:
particular area of study:
citizen in a monarchy:
human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined:

Origin

From Latin subiectus (“a subject, an inferior”), subiectum (“the subject of a proposition”

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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Forms

plural: subjects
Singularsubject
Pluralsubjects

regular

Synonyms

16 synonyms
discussion:matterA1topicA1
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

46 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • change the subject
  • favorite subject
  • my favorite subject
  • your favorite subject
  • favorite subject in
  • favorite subject is
  • on that subject
  • on the subject
  • with the subject
  • what subject did
  • subjects in high
  • subject in school

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
subject — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto