subordinate

1. Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.

   untergeordnet, nachgeordnet

   подчинённыйpodčinjónnyj

   підпорядко́ванийpidporjadkóvanyj, підле́глийpidléhlyj, другоря́днийdruhorjádnyj

   lower in rank or importance

2. Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.

   November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the understanding.

   untergeordnet, nachgeordnet

   подчинённыйpodčinjónnyj

   підпорядко́ванийpidporjadkóvanyj, підле́глийpidléhlyj

   subject or submissive to authority or the control of another

3. (not comparable)Dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause

   In the sentence “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”.

   прида́точныйpridátočnyj

   підря́днийpidrjádnyj

4. Descending in a regular series.

1. Tom is my subordinate.

   ruТом — мой подчинённый.

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2. Tom isn't my subordinate.

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3. Don't ignore your subordinates.

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4. He growled out orders to his subordinates.

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5. He takes it out on his subordinates.

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