Meaning

4 senses
  1. Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.

    a country subject to extreme heat

    Menu listings and prices are subject to change.

    unterliegend, ausgesetzt

    подве́рженныйpodvéržennyj, подлежа́щийpodležáščij

    likely to be affected by something

  2. Conditional upon something; used with to.

    The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board.

    abhängig, vorbehaltlich

    зави́симыйzavísimyj

  3. Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.

  4. Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.

    , Book I Esau was never subject to Jacob.

    untertan

    подчинённыйpodčinjónnyj

    being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

Examples

1057 sentences
  1. English has become my favorite subject.

    Англійська мова стала моїм улюбленим предметом. — deniko

    ruАнглийский стал моим любимым предметом. — Ann74

    deEnglisch ist mein Lieblingsfach geworden. — MUIRIEL

  2. Which subject do you like best?

    Який твій улюблений предмет? — deniko

    ruКакой предмет тебе больше нравится? — corvard

    deWas ist dein Lieblingsfach? — Vortarulo

  3. What's your favorite subject at school?

    Який у тебе улюблений предмет у школі? — zinova

    ruКакой у тебя любимый предмет в школе? — odexed

    deWas ist dein Lieblingsschulfach? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. What's your favorite subject in school?

    Який у тебе улюблений предмет у школі? — zinova

    ruКакой у тебя любимый предмет в школе? — odexed

    deWelches ist euer Lieblingsfach? — Waldelfe

  5. Don't try to change the subject.

    Не намагайся змінити тему. — deniko

    deVersuch nicht, das Thema zu wechseln! — pne

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
likely to be affected by something:
conditional upon:
placed under the power of another:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
likely to be affected by something:
conditional upon:
placed under the power of another:

Origin

From Middle English subget, from Old French suget, from Latin subiectus (“lying under or n

From Middle English subget, from Old French suget, from Latin subiectus (“lying under or near, adjacent, also subject, exposed”), as a noun, 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”), as a calque of Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον (hupokeímenon).

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Forms

more subject, most subject
Comparativemore subject Lesson
Superlativemost subject Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • being under the power or sovereignty of another or others:dependent
  • possibly accepting or permitting:capableopen

Word family

2 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