Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.

    I came here to buy souvenirs, not to be subjected to a tirade of abuse!

    unterziehen, aussetzen

    подверга́тьpodvergátʹ, подве́ргнутьpodvérgnutʹ

    cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to

  2. (transitive)To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave; to subjugate.

    unterwerfen

    подчиня́тьpodčinjátʹ, порабоща́тьporaboščátʹ, покоря́тьpokorjátʹ

    make subservient; force to submit or subdue

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

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  2. Which subject do you like best?

    Який твій улюблений предмет? — deniko

    ruКакой предмет тебе больше нравится? — corvard

    deWas ist dein Lieblingsfach? — Vortarulo

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  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

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  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

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  5. Don't try to change the subject.

    Не намагайся змінити тему. — deniko

    deVersuch nicht, das Thema zu wechseln! — pne

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to cause to undergo:
to make subordinate:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to cause to undergo:
to make subordinate:

Origin

From Medieval Latin subiectō, iterative of subiciō (“throw, lay, place”), from sub (“under

From Medieval Latin subiectō, iterative of subiciō (“throw, lay, place”), from sub (“under, at the foot of”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).

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Forms

subjects, subjecting, subjected, subjected
Base formsubject · to subject
3rd person singularsubjects
Present participlesubjecting
Past simplesubjected
Past participlesubjected

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysubject
he, she, itsubjects

Past simpleLesson

all personssubjected

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave subjected
he, she, ithas subjected

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill subject

Synonyms

2 synonyms
underbring
Close in meaning
  • make subservient; force to submit or subdue:subjugate

Word family

4 related words
Relatedsubjection
Derivedsubjecterresubjectsubjectable

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

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
subduesubfamilysubgroupsubjectivesubjugate

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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