- subject to something likely to be affected by something, especially something bad
- At this stage these are proposals and are still subject to change.
- The rent is subject to review every five years.
- Flights are subject to delay because of the fog.
Extra Examples- His illness left him subject to asthma attacks.
- Smokers are more subject to heart attacks than non-smokers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- subject to something depending on something in order to be completed or agreed
- The article is ready to publish, subject to your approval.
- The offer is subject to certain conditions.
- We are now in the process of agreeing a sale, subject to contract.
- All the holidays on offer are subject to availability.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- subject to something/somebody under the authority of something/somebody
- As a diplomat, he is not subject to local laws.
- All nuclear installations are subject to international safeguards.
- Everyone was entirely subject to the whim of the Sultan.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- [only before noun] controlled by the government of another country
- subject peoples
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘(person) owing obedience’): from Old French suget, from Latin subjectus ‘brought under’, past participle of subicere, from sub- ‘under’ + jacere ‘throw’. Senses relating to philosophy, logic, and grammar are derived ultimately from Aristotle's use of to hupokeimenon meaning ‘material from which things are made’ and ‘subject of attributes and predicates’.
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