- subject
- I
adj. (cannot stand alone) subject to (subject to change)
IIn.topic, theme1) to bring up, broach; pursue; tackle a subject
2) to address, cover, deal with, discuss, take up, treat a subject
3) to dwell on; exhaust; go into a subject
4) to avoid; drop a subject
5) to change the subject
6) an appropriate, suitable; delicate, ticklish; favorite; inappropriate; pleasant; unpleasant; thorny subject
7) a subject comes up (for discussion)
8) a subject for (a subject for debate)
9) on a subject (we have nothing to say on that subject)
course of study10) to study, tackle, take, take up a subject
11) to master a subject
12) an elective (AE), optional (BE); required subject
13) a major (AE), main (BE); minor (AE), secondary (BE) subject
noun, noun phrase in a clause14) a compound; grammatical; impersonal; logical; simple subject
citizen of a monarchy(esp. BE)
15) a British; loyal; naturalized subject
IIIv. (d; tr.) to subject to (to subject smb. to torture)
* * *['sʌbdʒɪkt]deal withdelicatedrop a subjectexhaustgo into a subjectgrammaticalimpersonalnaturalized subjectpursuerequired subjectsecondary (BE) subjectsimple subjecttackle a subjecttake up a subjectthorny subjectticklishtreat a subjectminor (AE)main (BE)optional (BE)['citizen of a monarchy'] (esp. BE) a British['course of study'] to study['noun, noun phrase in a clause'] a compound['topic, theme'] to bring upan appropriateto addressto avoidto change the subjectto dwell onto master a subjecta major (AE)an elective (AE)a subject for (a subject for debate)a subject comes up (for discussion)(d; tr.) to subject to (to subject smb. to torture)on a subject (we have nothing to say on that subject)(cannot stand alone) subject to (subject to change)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.