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Subject (adjective)
Likely to be affected by or to experience something.
“a country subject to extreme heat”
“Menu listings and prices are subject to change.”
“He’s subject to sneezing fits.”
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Subject (adjective)
Conditional upon.
“The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board.”
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Subject (adjective)
Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
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Subject (adjective)
Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
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Subject (noun)
In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.
“In the sentence ‘The mouse is eaten by the cat in the kitchen.’, ‘The mouse’ is the subject, ‘the cat’ being the agent.”
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Subject (noun)
An actor; one who takes action.
“The subjects and objects of power.”
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Subject (noun)
The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
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Subject (noun)
A particular area of study.
“Her favorite subject is physics.”
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Subject (noun)
A citizen in a monarchy.
“I am a British subject.”
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Subject (noun)
A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
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Subject (noun)
The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
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Subject (noun)
A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc.
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Subject (noun)
A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.
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Subject (noun)
That of which something is stated.
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Subject (noun)
The variable in terms of which an expression is defined.
“Making x the subject of xsup|2”
“−”
“6x”
“+”
“3y”
“=”
“0, we have x”
“=”
“3”
“±”
“√(9”
“−”
“3y).”
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Subject (verb)
To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
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Object (noun)
A thing that has physical existence.
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Object (noun)
; the goal, end or purpose of something.
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Object (noun)
The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
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Object (noun)
A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
“Mary Jane had been the object of Peter’s affection for years.”
“The convertible, once the object of his desire, was now the object of his hatred.”
“Where’s your object of ridicule now?”
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Object (noun)
An instantiation of a class or structure.
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Object (noun)
An element within a category upon which functions operate. Thus, a category consists of a set of element objects and the functions that operate on them.
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Object (noun)
Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
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Object (verb)
To disagree with something or someone; especially in a Court of Law, to raise an objection.
“I object to the proposal to build a new airport terminal.”
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Object (verb)
To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
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Object (verb)
To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
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Subject (noun)
a person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with
“I’ve said all there is to be said on the subject”
“he’s the subject of a major new biography”
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Subject (noun)
a person or circumstance giving rise to a specified feeling, response, or action
“the incident was the subject of international condemnation”
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Subject (noun)
a person who is the focus of scientific or medical attention or experiment
“subjects were asked to complete a questionnaire”
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Subject (noun)
the part of a proposition about which a statement is made.
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Subject (noun)
a theme of a fugue or of a piece in sonata form; a leading phrase or motif
“the chorale-like second subject of the Scherzo”
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Subject (noun)
a branch of knowledge studied or taught in a school, college, or university
“maths is not my best subject”
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Subject (noun)
a member of a state other than its ruler, especially one owing allegiance to a monarch or other supreme ruler
“the legislation is applicable only to British subjects”
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Subject (noun)
a noun or noun phrase functioning as one of the main components of a clause, being the element about which the rest of the clause is predicated.
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Subject (noun)
a thinking or feeling entity; the conscious mind; the ego, especially as opposed to anything external to the mind.
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Subject (noun)
the central substance or core of a thing as opposed to its attributes.
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Subject (adjective)
likely or prone to be affected by (a particular condition or occurrence, typically an unwelcome or unpleasant one)
“he was subject to bouts of manic depression”
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Subject (adjective)
dependent or conditional upon
“the proposed merger is subject to the approval of the shareholders”
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Subject (adjective)
under the authority of
“ministers are subject to the laws of the land”
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Subject (adjective)
under the control or domination of another ruler, country, or government
“the Greeks were the first subject people to break free from Ottoman rule”
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Subject (adverb)
conditionally upon
“subject to the EC’s agreement, we intend to set up an enterprise zone in the area”
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Subject (verb)
cause or force someone or something to undergo (a particular experience or form of treatment, typically an unwelcome or unpleasant one)
“he’d subjected her to a terrifying ordeal”
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Subject (verb)
bring (a person or country) under one’s control or jurisdiction, typically by using force
“the city had been subjected to Macedonian rule”
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Object (noun)
a material thing that can be seen and touched
“small objects such as shells”
“he was dragging a large object”
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Object (noun)
a thing external to the thinking mind or subject.
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Object (noun)
a person or thing to which a specified action or feeling is directed
“disease became the object of investigation”
“he hated being the object of public attention”
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Object (noun)
a goal or purpose
“the Institute was opened with the object of promoting scientific study”
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Object (noun)
a noun or noun phrase governed by an active transitive verb or by a preposition
“in Gaelic the word order is verb, subject, object”
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Object (noun)
a data construct that provides a description of anything known to a computer (such as a processor or a piece of code) and defines its method of operation
“the interface treats most items, including cells, graphs, and buttons, as objects”
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Object (verb)
say something to express one’s opposition to or disagreement with something
“‘It doesn’t seem natural,’ she objected”
“the boy’s father objected that the police had arrested him unlawfully”
“residents object to the volume of traffic”
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Object (verb)
cite as a reason against something
“Bryant objects this very circumstance to the authenticity of the Iliad”