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

We want to have a fresh look at the difficult subject of social security benefits.

Work is a taboo subject when we go out for dinner.