Subject
noun
A thing or a person that is being discussed, studied, or dealt with.
The subject of our discussion is the new office policy.
Often appears as...
- subject of
- subject to
noun
A person or thing that undergoes an action.
The subject of the experiment was a lab mouse.
Often appears as...
- subject of
- subject to
noun
A area of knowledge studied or taught in a school, college, or university.
Science is my favorite subject.
Often appears as...
- favorite subject
- study a subject
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Academic
noun
A person who lives in a country and has rights there.
As a British subject, she has a right to live and work in the UK.
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Formal
Legal
verb
To cause somebody/something to experience something, usually something unpleasant.
She was subjected to cruel treatment.
Often appears as...
- subject to
- subjected to
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Disapproving
adjective
Being under control or rule.
Subject peoples and nations.
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Formal
Legal
noun
A thing or a person that is being discussed, studied, or dealt with.
The subject of our discussion is the new office policy.
Often appears as...
- subject of
- subject to
noun
A person or thing that undergoes an action.
The subject of the experiment was a lab mouse.
Often appears as...
- subject of
- subject to
noun
A area of knowledge studied or taught in a school, college, or university.
Science is my favorite subject.
Often appears as...
- favorite subject
- study a subject
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A person who lives in a country and has rights there.
As a British subject, she has a right to live and work in the UK.
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
verb
To cause somebody/something to experience something, usually something unpleasant.
She was subjected to cruel treatment.
Often appears as...
- subject to
- subjected to
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Being under control or rule.
Subject peoples and nations.
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/3Versatile Usage
The word 'subject' can introduce a wide variety of topics in conversation or writing.
Let's switch the subject to something more cheerful.
Pro Tip 2/3Conversation Shift
'Change the subject' means to start talking about something else, often deliberately.
When the conversation got uncomfortable, he quickly changed the subject.
Pro Tip 3/3Encountering Conditions
Being 'subject to' something means it's a condition or requirement that must be met.
The agreement is subject to approval by both parties.
Pro Tip 1/3Versatile Usage
The word 'subject' can introduce a wide variety of topics in conversation or writing.
Let's switch the subject to something more cheerful.
Pro Tip 2/3Conversation Shift
'Change the subject' means to start talking about something else, often deliberately.
When the conversation got uncomfortable, he quickly changed the subject.
Pro Tip 3/3Encountering Conditions
Being 'subject to' something means it's a condition or requirement that must be met.
The agreement is subject to approval by both parties.
Pro Tip 1/3Versatile Usage
The word 'subject' can introduce a wide variety of topics in conversation or writing.
Let's switch the subject to something more cheerful.
Pro Tip 2/3Conversation Shift
'Change the subject' means to start talking about something else, often deliberately.
When the conversation got uncomfortable, he quickly changed the subject.
Pro Tip 3/3Encountering Conditions
Being 'subject to' something means it's a condition or requirement that must be met.
The agreement is subject to approval by both parties.
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Filming the Kung Fu...
plane of focus is sometimes just a millimeter deep so it's very hard work and the cameraman alistair was working constantly just adjusting the focus but also every time you touch the camera tiny movement on the camera when you're on a subject that small is a big movement in the shot and so we're trying to touch
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Should we get rid of...
Chinese officials used them to determine aptitude for various government posts. The subject matter included philosophy, farming, and even military tactics. Standardized tests continued to be used around the world for the next two millennia, and today, they're used for everything
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The power of the placebo...
there are still some strange and enduring mysteries, like the placebo effect. So what other undiscovered marvels might we contain? It's easy to investigate the world around us and forget that one of its most fascinating subjects lies right behind our eyes.
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Plato’s best (and worst)...
and the greater truth behind it is one of philosophy's most vexing problems. It's been the subject of thousands of pages by theologians, philosophers, and screenwriters alike. It raises questions like should we trust our senses to come to the truth
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A message of peace, hope...
it was there were these lovely books shot with a maze thing you know subjects about eyes beyond the grave and you know and I'm trying to get yourself right finding out about other other other ways of looking at this world other than the you know
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Jeffrey Brown: How we...
but you do. You are the subject matter experts, if you will, of that period of time. So talk to us. Teach us. Help us to see what we're not seeing. Help us to understand what we're not understanding." And they were all too happy to do that,
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How interpreters juggle...
To keep their emotions in check, they carefully prepare for an assignment, building glossaries in advance, reading voraciously about the subject matter, and reviewing previous talks on the topic. Finally, interpreters work in pairs.
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Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
these merchants preferred middle class subjects depicted in spaces that looked like their own homes surrounded by familiar objects. The maps that appear in Vermeer's paintings, for example, were considered fashionable and worldly
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These Divers Search For...
people they threw overboard when you're trying to engage in this subject of slavery there are no easy conversations the work is in the attempt to to tell the truth to confront to help people reckon with this history
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Why do people get so...
like arithmetic, that they've otherwise mastered. Academic anxiety certainly isn't limited to math, but it does seem to happen much more frequently, and cause more harm in that subject. So why would that be?
Video examples
Filming the Kung Fu...
plane of focus is sometimes just a millimeter deep so it's very hard work and the cameraman alistair was working constantly just adjusting the focus but also every time you touch the camera tiny movement on the camera when you're on a subject that small is a big movement in the shot and so we're trying to touch
Video examples
Should we get rid of...
Chinese officials used them to determine aptitude for various government posts. The subject matter included philosophy, farming, and even military tactics. Standardized tests continued to be used around the world for the next two millennia, and today, they're used for everything
Video examples
The power of the placebo...
there are still some strange and enduring mysteries, like the placebo effect. So what other undiscovered marvels might we contain? It's easy to investigate the world around us and forget that one of its most fascinating subjects lies right behind our eyes.
Video examples
Plato’s best (and worst)...
and the greater truth behind it is one of philosophy's most vexing problems. It's been the subject of thousands of pages by theologians, philosophers, and screenwriters alike. It raises questions like should we trust our senses to come to the truth
Video examples
A message of peace, hope...
it was there were these lovely books shot with a maze thing you know subjects about eyes beyond the grave and you know and I'm trying to get yourself right finding out about other other other ways of looking at this world other than the you know
Video examples
Jeffrey Brown: How we...
but you do. You are the subject matter experts, if you will, of that period of time. So talk to us. Teach us. Help us to see what we're not seeing. Help us to understand what we're not understanding." And they were all too happy to do that,
Video examples
How interpreters juggle...
To keep their emotions in check, they carefully prepare for an assignment, building glossaries in advance, reading voraciously about the subject matter, and reviewing previous talks on the topic. Finally, interpreters work in pairs.
Video examples
Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
these merchants preferred middle class subjects depicted in spaces that looked like their own homes surrounded by familiar objects. The maps that appear in Vermeer's paintings, for example, were considered fashionable and worldly
Video examples
These Divers Search For...
people they threw overboard when you're trying to engage in this subject of slavery there are no easy conversations the work is in the attempt to to tell the truth to confront to help people reckon with this history
Video examples
Why do people get so...
like arithmetic, that they've otherwise mastered. Academic anxiety certainly isn't limited to math, but it does seem to happen much more frequently, and cause more harm in that subject. So why would that be?
Example 1 of 10
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Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
I've worked all my life on the subject of awareness, whether it's awareness of the body, awareness of the mind, awareness of your emotions, awareness of your relationships, or awareness of your environment. I think the key to transforming your life is to be aware of who you are.
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Eartha Kitt
American Actress
A lot can be said with just a look, or the way the body moves. Each song is a different character. So each song takes on a different movement of the body. And the body has to go with the subject and the attitude that you have toward that subject.
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Richard Bach
American Novelist
I know there's a principle of spirit. It works without space-time. I am subject to that principle, in spirit and in belief of body. Learn how spirit works, a few simple rules, living a perfect spiritual life is easy.
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Martin Scorsese
American Director
Well, I think in my own work the subject matter usually deals with characters I know, aspects of myself, friends of mine - that sort of thing.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iranian Statesman
Our dear country, Iran, throughout history has been subject to threats.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
Russian Novelist
There is no subject so old that something new cannot be said about it.
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Gordon Parks
American Photographer
The subject matter is so much more important than the photographer.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Russian Statesman
Economics is a subject that does not greatly respect one's wishes.
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Christopher Moore
American Writer
I'm not afraid of getting into a subject I don't know much about.
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Giacomo Casanova
Italian Celebrity
Worthy or not, my life is my subject, and my subject is my life.
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Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
I've worked all my life on the subject of awareness, whether it's awareness of the body, awareness of the mind, awareness of your emotions, awareness of your relationships, or awareness of your environment. I think the key to transforming your life is to be aware of who you are.
Quote examples
Eartha Kitt
American Actress
A lot can be said with just a look, or the way the body moves. Each song is a different character. So each song takes on a different movement of the body. And the body has to go with the subject and the attitude that you have toward that subject.
Quote examples
Richard Bach
American Novelist
I know there's a principle of spirit. It works without space-time. I am subject to that principle, in spirit and in belief of body. Learn how spirit works, a few simple rules, living a perfect spiritual life is easy.
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Martin Scorsese
American Director
Well, I think in my own work the subject matter usually deals with characters I know, aspects of myself, friends of mine - that sort of thing.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iranian Statesman
Our dear country, Iran, throughout history has been subject to threats.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
Russian Novelist
There is no subject so old that something new cannot be said about it.
Quote examples
Gordon Parks
American Photographer
The subject matter is so much more important than the photographer.
Quote examples
Nikita Khrushchev
Russian Statesman
Economics is a subject that does not greatly respect one's wishes.
Quote examples
Christopher Moore
American Writer
I'm not afraid of getting into a subject I don't know much about.
Quote examples
Giacomo Casanova
Italian Celebrity
Worthy or not, my life is my subject, and my subject is my life.
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