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.
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, 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
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, 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.}}
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, chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest
, passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.
A particular area of study.
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, 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.
Synonyms
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scope English
Noun
( en noun)
The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.
A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target
(computing) The region of program source in which an identifier is meaningful.
(logic) The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.
(linguistics) The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.
- the scope of an adverb
(slang) Shortened form of periscope, telescope, microscope or oscilloscope.
Derived terms
* scopeless
Verb
( scop)
To perform a cursory investigation, as to scope out .
(slang) To perform arthroscopic surgery.
- The surgeon will scope the football player's knee to repair damage to a ligament.
(slang) To examine under a microscope.
- The entomologist explained that he could not tell what species of springtail we were looking at without scoping it.
Anagrams
* copes
* copse
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