Subject Definition
subject
adjective
- possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"
- being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"
- likely to be affected by something; "the bond is subject to taxation"; "he is subject to fits of depression"
noun
- the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"
- something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation; "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject"
- a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
- some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
- (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
- a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation; "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"
- a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"
- (logic) the first term of a proposition
verb
- cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"
- make accountable for; "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"
- make subservient; force to submit or subdue
- refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court"
"Subject" in song lyrics
See how subject is used in real songs:
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"Fatter beats, fatter rips, fatter matter of subject"
1200 Techniques — Where Ur At? -
"Penetentiary object, kinda lawful so that makes me a motherfuckin' subject"
Above the Law f/ Snow — Dose of the Mega Flex -
"to catch the feeble child weeble wobble style evil subject"
Aceyalone — Mic Check
Words that rhyme with subject
Usage tips for "subject"
Understanding the precise definition of a word helps you use it with confidence. When using "subject" in your writing, consider whether you need the word itself or one of its synonyms — subtle differences in meaning can change the tone of a sentence. If you're writing poetry or song lyrics, check the rhymes for subject to find words that pair well.