subordinate
To make subservient or secondaryTo make subservient or secondary.: To embed (a clause) into another clause that is the main one.
Meaning
3 sensesTo make subservient or secondary.
(transitive)To embed (a clause) into another clause that is the main one.
подчиня́тьpodčinjátʹ
(transitive)To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
(transitive)To treat (someone) as of less value or importance.
rank or order as less important or consider of less value
Examples
31 sentencesTom is my subordinate.
ruТом — мой подчинённый. — nina99nv
Tom isn't my subordinate.
Don't ignore your subordinates.
He growled out orders to his subordinates.
He takes it out on his subordinates.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin subōrdinātus, past participle of subōrFrom Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin subōrdinātus, past participle of subōrdināre, from sub- + ōrdināre (“to order”).
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Forms
subordinates, subordinating, subordinated, subordinated| Base form | subordinate · to subordinate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | subordinates |
| Present participle | subordinating |
| Past simple | subordinated |
| Past participle | subordinated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle