subject (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

English 14 senses of the word *subject*:
NOUN	communication	subject, topic, theme	the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
artifact	subject, content, depicted object	something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
cognition	subject, discipline, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick	a branch of knowledge
cognition	subject, topic, issue, matter	some situation or event that is thought about
communication	subject	(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence
person	subject, case, guinea pig	a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures
person	subject, national	a person who owes allegiance to that nation
communication	subject	(logic) the first term of a proposition
VERB	perception	subject	cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
competition	subject	make accountable for
social	subject, subjugate	make subservient
ADJECTIVE	all	subject, capable, open	possibly accepting or permitting
all	subject, dependent	being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
all	subject	likely to be affected by something

subject pronunciation
Sounds	sahbjheh'kt; sah'bjhihkt
Rhymes	abject ... wrecked: 66 rhymes with ehkt...
addict ... verdict: 24 rhymes with ihkt...

Englishsubject: 14 senses adjective 1
Meaning	Possibly accepting or permitting.
Example	"the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"
Synonyms	capable, open
Broader	susceptible	(often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of

Englishsubject: 14 senses adjective 2
Meaning	Under the power or sovereignty of another or others.
Example	"subject peoples"
Synonym	dependent
Broader	subordinate	subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
Spanish	súbdito
Nouns	subject	a person who owes allegiance to that nation

Englishsubject: 14 senses adjective 3
Meaning	Likely to be affected by something.
Examples	"the bond is subject to taxation" "he is subject to fits of depression"
Broader	affected	acted upon
Spanish	sujeto
Catalan	subjecte
Nouns	subject	a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures

Englishsubject: 14 senses noun 1, communication
Meaning	The subject matter of a conversation or discussion.
Example	"he didn't want to discuss that subject"
Synonyms	topic, theme
Narrower	bone of contention	The subject of a dispute
	keynote	The principal theme in a speech or literary work
	precedent	A subject / subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
	question, head	The subject matter at issue
Broader	message, content, subject matter, substance	What a communication that is about something is about
Spanish	asunto, contenido, materia, objeto, tema
Catalan	assumpte, matèria, objecte, tema

Englishsubject: 14 senses noun 2, artifact
Meaning	Something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation.
Example	"a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject"
Synonyms	content, depicted object
Part of	scene, view	graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
Broader	thing	A separate and self-contained entity
Spanish	contenido, objeto representado, tema
Catalan	contingut, objecte representat

Englishsubject: 14 senses noun 3, cognition
Meaning	A branch of knowledge.
Example	"teachers should be well trained in their subject"
Synonyms	discipline, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick
Narrower	allometry	The study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole
	architecture	The discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
	bibliotics	The scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity
	communications, communication theory	The discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)
	engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology	The discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
	escapology	The study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment)
	frontier	An undeveloped field of study
	futurology, futuristics	The study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions
	genealogy	The study or investigation of ancestry and family history
	graphology	The study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition)
	humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts	studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
	landscape architecture	The branch of architecture dealing with the arrangement of land and buildings for human use and enjoyment
	major	The principal field of study of a student at a university / university
	military science	The discipline dealing with the principles of warfare
	numerology	The study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs
	occultism	The study of the supernatural
	ology	An informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge
	protology	The study of origins / origins and first things
	science, scientific discipline	A particular branch of scientific knowledge
	theogony	The study of the origins and genealogy of the gods
	theology, divinity	The rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
Broader	knowledge domain, knowledge base, domain	The content of a particular field of knowledge
Spanish	ámbito, área de estudio, area de jurisdicción, área, área temática, campo de estudio, campo, disciplina, estudio, ramo, tema, terreno
Catalan	àmbit, àrea, àrea temàtica, camp d'estudi, camp, disciplina, estudi, matèria, tema

Englishsubject: 14 senses noun 4, cognition
Meaning	Some situation or event that is thought about.
Example	"he had been thinking about the subject for several years"
Synonyms	topic, issue, matter
Narrower	area	A subject of study
	blind spot	A subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment
	remit	The topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
	res judicata, res adjudicata	A matter already settled in court
Broader	content, cognitive content, mental object	The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Spanish	asunto, cuestión, materia, tema
Catalan	assumpte, matèria, qüestió, tema

Englishsubject: 14 senses noun 5, communication
Meaning	(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated.
Category	grammar	The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
Broader	constituent, grammatical constituent	(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger / larger grammatical construction
Spanish	sujeto
Catalan	subjecte

Englishsubject: 14 senses noun 6, person
Meaning	A person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation.
Example	"the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"
Synonyms	case, guinea pig
Broader	person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul	A human being
Adjectives	subject	likely to be affected by something

Englishsubject: 14 senses noun 7, person
Meaning	A person who owes allegiance to that nation.
Example	"a monarch has a duty to his subjects"
Synonym	national
Member of	nation, land, country	The people who live in a nation or country
Narrower	citizen	A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
	compatriot	A person from your own country / country
	patriot, nationalist	One who loves and defends his or her country
Broader	person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul	A human being
Spanish	ciudadano
Catalan	ciutadà
Adjectives	subject	being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
Verbs	subject	make subservient

Englishsubject: 14 senses noun 8, communication
Meaning	(logic) the first term of a proposition.
Category	logic	The branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
Broader	term	One of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition

Englishsubject: 14 senses verb 1, perception
Meaning	Cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"He subjected me to his awful poetry" "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills" "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"
Cause to	experience, see, go through	go or live through
Narrower	bacterize, bacterise	subject to the action of bacteria
	expose	expose to light, of photographic film
	expose	expose or make accessible to some action or influence
	incur	make oneself subject to
	put	Cause (someone) to undergo something
	refract	subject to refraction
	shipwreck	Cause to experience shipwreck
	vitriol	expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol
Broader	affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch	Have an effect upon

Englishsubject: 14 senses verb 2, competition
Meaning	make accountable for.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"
Broader	submit	Yield to the control of another
Spanish	someterse, supeditar
Catalan	supeditar

Englishsubject: 14 senses verb 3, social
Meaning	make subservient; force to submit / submit or subdue.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonym	subjugate
Narrower	dragoon	subjugate by imposing troops
Narrower	enslave	make a slave of
Broader	dominate, master	Have dominance or the power to defeat over
Spanish	someter, subyugar
Catalan	sotmetre, subjugar
Nouns	subject	a person who owes allegiance to that nation
	subjection	the act of conquering / conquering
	subjection	forced submission to control by others

HyperDicEnglishSUBJ ... subject

HyperDic English SUBJ ... subject