ALL meanings of subjects
sub·ject
S s - noun subjects that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation. 1
- noun subjects a branch of knowledge as a course of study: He studied four subjects in his first year at college. 1
- noun subjects a motive, cause, or ground: a subject for complaint. 1
- noun subjects the theme of a sermon, book, story, etc. 1
- noun subjects the principal melodic motif or phrase in a musical composition, especially in a fugue. 1
- noun subjects an object, scene, incident, etc., chosen by an artist for representation, or as represented in art. 1
- noun subjects a person who is under the dominion or rule of a sovereign. 1
- noun subjects a person who owes allegiance to a government and lives under its protection: four subjects of Sweden. 1
- noun subjects Grammar. (in English and many other languages) a syntactic unit that functions as one of the two main constituents of a simple sentence, the other being the predicate, and that consists of a noun, noun phrase, or noun substitute which often refers to the one performing the action or being in the state expressed by the predicate, as He in He gave notice. 1
- noun subjects a person or thing that undergoes or may undergo some action: As a dissenter, he found himself the subject of the group's animosity. 1
- noun subjects a person or thing under the control or influence of another. 1
- noun subjects a person as an object of medical, surgical, or psychological treatment or experiment. 1
- noun subjects a cadaver used for dissection. 1
- noun subjects Logic. that term of a proposition concerning which the predicate is affirmed or denied. 1
- noun subjects Philosophy. that which thinks, feels, perceives, intends, etc., as contrasted with the objects of thought, feeling, etc. the self or ego. 1
- noun subjects Metaphysics. that in which qualities or attributes inhere; substance. 1
- adjective subjects being under domination, control, or influence (often followed by to). 1
- adjective subjects being under dominion, rule, or authority, as of a sovereign, state, or some governing power; owing allegiance or obedience (often followed by to). 1
- adjective subjects open or exposed (usually followed by to): subject to ridicule. 1
- adjective subjects being dependent or conditional upon something (usually followed by to): His consent is subject to your approval. 1
- adjective subjects being under the necessity of undergoing something (usually followed by to): All beings are subject to death. 1
- adjective subjects liable; prone (usually followed by to): subject to headaches. 1
- verb with object subjects to bring under domination, control, or influence (usually followed by to). 1
- verb with object subjects to bring under dominion, rule, or authority, as of a conqueror or a governing power (usually followed by to). 1
- verb with object subjects to cause to undergo the action of something specified; expose (usually followed by to): to subject metal to intense heat. 1
- verb with object subjects to make liable or vulnerable; lay open; expose (usually followed by to): to subject oneself to ridicule. 1
- verb with object subjects Obsolete. to place beneath something; make subjacent. 1