What does the word subject mean?
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To make subject; submit; subdue; render liable to, as a penalty.
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Subjection.
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Something subjected to operation, thought, emotion, or discussion; in grammar, the word or phrase denoting the thing spoken of; the nominative case.
Part of speech: verb transitive
Part of speech: noun
Part of speech: noun
Part of speech: noun
Part of speech: adjective
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Usage examples for subject
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The parts sometimes made of steel are those subject to great wear, and for which strength with a minimum of size is necessary, as piston springs, piston rods, connecting rods, cranks, crank pins, and valve rods. – Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
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Evidently they had been talking for some time, and they were full of their subject. – Paradise Bend by William Patterson White
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But- but what a very funny subject for us to get on! – Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby and Other Stories by Kathleen Norris