subject

US /ˈsʌbdʒekt/

UK /'sʌbdʒɪkt/

A1

noun

  • Citizen of an area or country
  • The person or thing that does the action of a verb
  • People who take part in experiments or tests
  • An area of study at school, e.g. math, history
  • What a book, article etc. is about; theme

verb

  • To cause to suffer or experience something

Examples

Let's drop the subject since we don't seem to be able to agree.

All the priories were made directly subject to the abbot of Cluny.