subject
verb/səbˈdʒekt/
/səbˈdʒekt/
(formal)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they subject | /səbˈdʒekt/ /səbˈdʒekt/ |
| he / she / it subjects | /səbˈdʒekts/ /səbˈdʒekts/ |
| past simple subjected | /səbˈdʒektɪd/ /səbˈdʒektɪd/ |
| past participle subjected | /səbˈdʒektɪd/ /səbˈdʒektɪd/ |
| -ing form subjecting | /səbˈdʒektɪŋ/ /səbˈdʒektɪŋ/ |
- subject something (to something) to bring a country or group of people under your control, especially by using force
- The Roman Empire subjected most of Europe to its rule.
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’.Definitions on the go
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