subject English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Likely to be affected by or to experience something.
- a country subject to extreme heat
* Dryden
- All human things are subject to decay.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-22, volume=407, issue=8841, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= T time
, passage=The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them
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Conditional upon.
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Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
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Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
* John Locke
- Esau was never subject to Jacob.
Noun
( en noun)
(label) In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.
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The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
- the subject for heroic song
* (John Dryden) (1631-1700)
- Make choice of a subject , beautiful and noble, which shall afford an ample field of matter wherein to expatiate.
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
- the unhappy subject of these quarrels
* {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
, title=
, chapter=5 citation
, passage=Then I had a good think on the subject of the hocussing of Cigarette, and I was reluctantly bound to admit that once again the man in the corner had found the only possible solution to the mystery.}}
*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest
, passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.
A particular area of study.
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*{{quote-magazine, date=2014-06-14, volume=411, issue=8891, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= It's a gas
, passage=One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.
A citizen in a monarchy.
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A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
(label) The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
* (1823-1895)
- The earliest known form of subject is the ecclesiastical cantus firmus , or plain song.
A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc.
* (Conyers Middleton) (1683-1750)
- Writers of particular livesare apt to be prejudiced in favour of their subject .
* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Catherine Clabby
, magazine=( American Scientist), title= Focus on Everything
, passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field.}}
Synonyms
* (discussion) matter, topic
Derived terms
* subject title
See also
* object
* predicate
Verb
( en verb)
To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
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expert Adjective
( en adjective)
Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.
- I am expert at making a simple situation complex.
- My cousin is an expert pianist.
Characteristic of an expert.
- This problem requires expert knowledge.
Synonyms
* See also
Antonyms
* inexpert
* nonexpert
Related terms
* expert system
Noun
( en noun)
A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.
* If an expert''' says it can't be done, get another '''expert . -
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= Welcome to the plastisphere
, passage=Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.}}
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(chess) A player ranking just below master.
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