subject

[US]/'sʌbdʒekt/
[UK]/'sʌbdʒɪkt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. topic; issue; discipline; grammatical subject
adj. prone to...; subjected to...
vt. subjugate; conquer

Phrases & Collocations

subject matter

subject area

subject line

subject specialist

on the subject

subject to change

special subject

research subject

main subject

major subject

subject to approval

basic subject

subject research

change the subject

civil subject

subject investigated

subject study

interdisciplinary subject

subject of crime

subject to tax

Example Sentences

a subject of conversation

a subject for laughter

the subject of an experiment

a subject for complaint

be subject to taxation

subject to the constraints

This is a subject tribe.

The subject is as dry as sawdust.

the subject was all but forgotten.

the unmentionable subject of incontinence.

subject to the law of the land

The treaty is subject to ratification.

subject a child to abuse

There is no continuity of subject in a dictionary.

the main subject of conversation.

I was the subject of their talk.

This is a book on the subject of love.

He is subject to fever.

This area is subject to earthquakes.

Real-world Examples

Start with subjects you're familiar with, and then move on to less familiar subjects.

Source: ETS Official TOEFL Guide

And I suppose you're also taking a minor subject, aren't you?

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 11

We haven't discussed the subject of payment.

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

But I hesitated bringing up the subject again.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

When I'm done, don't change the subject.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

The candidate sat there flustered, so Jobs changed the subject.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

We still have not covered this subject.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

Here children do not learn any subjects.

Source: Beijing Normal University Edition High School English (Compulsory 5)

It had become a rather alarming subject.

Source: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Which brings me to my next subject.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

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