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

I wasn't quite sure how to deal with the delicate subject of money.

The department offers seven different subjects in all.