English-Russian translations for subject

Definition of subject

  • Likely to be affected by or to experience something
  • Conditional upon
  • Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation
  • Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state
  • In a clause: the word or word group that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the '''subject''and the actor are usually the same
  • An actor; one who takes action
  • The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc
  • A particular area of study
  • A citizen in a monarchy
  • A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority
  • A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc
  • A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity
  • The variable in terms of which an expression is defined
  • To cause to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted
  • To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave

Examples

  • a country subject to extreme heat
  • Menu listings and prices are subject to change
  • Hes subject to sneezing fits
  • The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board
  • In the sentence ‘The mouse is eaten by the cat in the kitchen.’, ‘The mouse’ is the subject, ‘the cat’ being the agent
  • The subjects and objects of power.
  • Her favorite subject is physics
  • I am a British subject
  • I came here to buy souvenirs, not to be subjected to a tirade of abuse!

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