Meaning of subject | Babel Free

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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.
2. Subject, course.
3. City of Ghana.
4. Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable
5. By faulty generalisation from a clause's grammatical subject often being coinstantiated with one: an actor or agent; one who takes action.
6. The part of a sentence that denotes the person or thing performing the action, usually a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase.
7. Conditional upon something; used with to
8. The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
9. (of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power. subject nations. ondergeskik خاضِع несамостоятелен dominado poddaný, závislý abhängig underlagt υποτελήςdominado, subyugado alluv, allutatud زير سلطه درآوردن alistettu assujettiנתין परतंत्र, पराधीन, शासित, अधीन podložan, podređen alávetett, függő terjajah undirokaður; ósjálfstæður sottomesso 従属する 속국의 pavergtas pakļauts; atkarīgs dijajah onderworpenunderlagt, uselvstendig podbity, podległy د تسلط لاندی راوړل dominado supus зав...
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10. Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation
11. A particular area of study.
12. onderwerping خُضوع، إخْضاع подчиняване sujeição podřízenost die Unterwerfung underkastelse υποταγή sujección, sometimiento allutamine مطيع سازي alistaminen sujétionהכנעה वशीकरण, अधीनीकरण, परतन्त्रता, पराधीनता, दासता podjarmljivanje, pokornost alávetés, leigázás, elnyom(at)ás; alárendelés; meghódítás sasaran undirokun soggezione; sottomissione 服従 담함 pavergimas pakļaušana penguasaan onderwerping undertrykking/-kuing zależność مخامخ کول sujeição supunere подчинение podriadenosť podvrženost potči...
13. Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state
14. A citizen in a monarchy.
15. (of a person's attitude etc) arising from, or influenced by, his own thoughts and feelings only; not objective or impartial. You must try not to be too subjective if you are on a jury in a court of law. subjektief ذاتي субективен subjetivo subjektivní subjektiv subjektiv υποκειμενικόςsubjetivo subjektiivne شخصي subjektiivinen subjectif סוּבּיֶקטִיבִי काल्पनिक, अवास्तविक, आत्मगत, आत्मपरक, आत्मनिष्ठ, व्यक्तिनिष्ठ, स्वानुभूतिमूलक, व्यक्ति सापेक्ष, कर्तृपदीय subjektivan, osoban szubjektív subyekt...
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16. 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
17. A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
18. subjektief ذاتِيّا субективно subjetivamente subjektivně subjektiv subjektivt υποκειμενικά subjetivamente subjektiivselt باطنا subjektiivisesti subjectivement בְּאוֹפֶן סוּבּיֶקטִיבִי आत्मपरकता से, व्यक्तिनिष्ठता से subjektivno szubjektív módon secara subyektif huglægt soggettivamente 主観的に 주관적으로 subjektyviai subjektīvi dengan subjektif subjectiefsubjektiv subiektywnie باطناُ subjectivamente (în mod) subiectiv субъективно subjektívne subjektivno subjektivno subjektivt โดยถือเอาความคิดของตนเองเ...
19. The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
20. the subject discussed in an essay, book etc. onderwerp مادَّة المَوْضوع въпрос (на обсъждане) assunto téma der Gegenstand emne περιεχόμενο, κύριο θέμα asunto teema, sisu موضوع aihe sujetנושא विषय-वस्तु predmet, sadržaj tárgy bahan pembahasan viðfangsefni argomento, contenuto, materia 主題 내용, 주제 aptariamas dalykas, problema, tema (grāmatas, raksta) tēma; priekšmets; galvenā[] problēma[] tajuk pembahasan onderwerpemne, tema, stoffproblem, zagadnienie موضوع assunto subiect содержание téma tematik...
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21. 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.
22. to start talking about something different. I mentioned the money to her, but she changed the subject. onderwerp verander يُغَيِّر المَوْضوع сменям темата mudar de assunto změnit téma das Thema wechseln skifte emne αλλάζω θέμα cambiar de tema/asunto kõneainet vahetama موضوع را عوض كردن vaihtaa aihetta changer de sujet לְשָנוֹת נוֹשֵא promijeniti temu más tárgyra tér mengganti bahan percakapan skipta um umræðuefni cambiare argomento 主題を変える (이야기) 주제를 바꾸다 pakeisti pokalbio temą mainīt sarunas tē...
23. A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.
24. Being in a position or in circumstances that place one under the power or authority of another or others: subject to the law.
25. That of which something is stated.
26. Prone; disposed: a child who is subject to colds.
27. The variable in terms of which an expression is defined.
28. Likely to incur or receive; exposed: a directive subject to misinterpretation.

Equivalents

Examples

“A subject (Sub) is a word, phrase, or clause that performs the action of or acts upon the verb in the predicate.”

“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.”

“the subjects and objects of power”

“this subject for heroic song”

“Make choice of a subject beautifull and noble, which […] shall […]afford[…] an ample field of matter wherein to expatiate itself.”

“I am th' unhappy subject of these quarrels. All these quarrels are about me.”

“Then I had a good think on the subject of the hocussing of Cigarette, and I was reluctantly bound to admit that once again the man in the corner had found the only possible solution to the mystery.”

“The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.”

“Her favorite subject is physics.”

“One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.[…]But out of sight is out of mind. And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.”

“I am a British subject.”

“Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, and without prejudice to section 39, this Act shall apply to proceedings by or against the Crown in like manner as it applies to proceedings between subjects.”

“Ignat'ev refused to concede these points, but offered other concessions instead: Russia would not demand a consulate in Ch'i-ch'i-ha-erh or Chang-chia-k'ou (Kalgan); it would permit Chinese subjects to continue living along the Ussuri river as Chinese subjects; and it would limit to 200 the number of Russian traders in Peking.”

“[…]the Grand Khan seemed to grasp the "truth" of the religion and might become a convert, thereby gaining for Christianity the souls of all his subjects.”

“The earliest known form of subject is the ecclesiastical cantus firmus, or plain song.”

“human subject research”

“animal subjects”

“Writers of particular lives[…]are apt to be prejudiced in favour of their subject.”

“It is also essential for those who come to the subject 'fresh' to gain the insight that will bridge their knowledge from being a subject of hypnosis to a potential practitioner.”

“Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field.”

“Making x the subject of x² − 6x + 3y = 0, we have x = 3 ± √(9 − 3y).”

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