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subject is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

stupid - subject - succeed

Pronunciation

noun

enPR: sŭbʹjĕkt
IPA ^(key): /ˈsʌb.dʒɛkt/
SAMPA: /"sVbdZEkt/
Audio (US) (file)

verb

enPR: səb-jĕktʹ
IPA ^(key): /səbˈdʒɛkt/ or /sʌbˈdʒɛkt/
SAMPA: /s@b"dZEkt/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

Singular
subject

Plural
subjects

A subject is a branch of knowledge in school, college or university, such as English, math, science, and history.
The subject of the class is English literature.
In English grammar, the subject of a sentence is usually a noun that comes before the verb. This noun is usually the thing that is doing the action, and it is usually the topic of the sentence.
In the sentence, "Tom gave the box to Wilma", Tom is the subject.
A subject is a person who is governed by a king, queen, emperor, etc.

Adjective

Positive
subject

Comparative
more subject

Superlative
most subject

If someone or something is subject to something, they are likely to be affected by it or experience it.
Home prices are even more subject to change than gas prices.

Verb

Plain form
subject

Third-person singular
subjects

Past tense
subjected

Past participle
subjected

Present participle
subjecting

(transitive) To make someone do something unpleasant
They were subjected to intense labor.

Grammar (edit)
parts of speech	noun - verb - adjective - adnoun - adverb - determinative/determiner - article - participle - pronoun - conjunction - preposition - interjection
grammatical functions	head - dependent - subject - predicate - predicator - object - complement - predicative complement - predicative adjunct - predicative oblique - appositive oblique - modifier - supplement- adjunct - determiner/specifier
clauses	main clause - dependent clause - subordinate clause - relative clause

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-==Noun==
+== Noun ==
 {{noun}}
+# A '''subject''' is a branch of knowledge in school, [[college]] or [[university]], such as English, math, science, and history.
+#:''The '''subject''' of the class is English literature''.
 # In English [[grammar]], the '''subject''' of a [[sentence]] is usually a [[noun]] that comes before the [[verb]]. This noun is usually the thing that is doing the action, and it is usually the [[topic]] of the sentence.
 #:''In the sentence, "Tom gave the box to Wilma", ''Tom'' is the '''subject'''.''
 # A '''subject''' is a person who is [[govern]]ed by a [[king]], [[queen]], [[emperor]], etc.
-==Verb==
+== Adjective ==
+{{adj|more=true}}
+# If someone or something is '''subject''' to something, they are likely to be affected by it or experience it.
+#: ''Home prices are even more '''subject''' to change than gas prices.''
+== Verb ==
 {{verb}}
 #{{transitive}} To make someone do something unpleasant
 #: ''They were '''subjected''' to intense labor.''
+{{grammar}}
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