1sub·ject 
/ˈsʌbʤɪkt/ noun
plural sub·jects /ˈsʌbʤɪkt/ noun [count] 1 : the person or thing that is being discussed or described : topic
▪ The new museum is the subject of an article in today's paper. ▪ Death is a difficult subject that few people like to talk about. ▪ I need to break the news to her, but I'm not sure how to bring up the subject. ▪ If you're interested in linguistics, I know an excellent book on the/that subject. ▪ an excellent book on the subject of linguistics ▪ While we're on the subject of [=talking about] work, have you met the new boss? ▪ Every time I talk to her, we seem to get on/onto the subject of work. [=we start talking about work] ▪ These meetings would be much shorter if we could keep him from getting off the subject. ▪ I didn't want to talk about work, so I changed the subject. [=started a new topic of conversation] ▪ When he started getting upset, I dropped the subject. [=stopped talking about that topic] ▪ The morality of capital punishment is a frequent subject of/for debate. 2 : an area of knowledge that is studied in school
▪ Chemistry was my favorite subject in high school. ▪ The classes cover a variety of subject areas, including mathematics and English. 3 : a person or thing that is being dealt with in a particular way — + of ▪ He was the subject of a criminal investigation. [=he was investigated to find out if he had committed a crime] ▪ She was the subject of a lawsuit. 4 : someone or something that is shown in a photograph, painting, etc.
▪ Love between a mother and child is the subject of many of her paintings. ▪ The photographer's principal subjects were poor immigrant workers. ▪ What kind of exposure should I use for a dark subject on a light background? 5 : a person or animal that is used in an experiment, study, etc.
▪ Each subject was asked to fill out a questionnaire. ▪ The hospital is recruiting test subjects for the study. 6 grammar : a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that performs the action of a verb in a sentence
▪ In English, the subject goes before the verb and the object comes after. ▪ “He” is the subject (of the verb “kissed”) in the sentence “He kissed me.” — compare object 7 : a person who lives in a country that is ruled by a king or queen : a citizen of a monarchy
▪ British subjects
▪ The new museum is the subject of an article in today's paper. ▪ Death is a difficult subject that few people like to talk about. ▪ I need to break the news to her, but I'm not sure how to bring up the subject. ▪ If you're interested in linguistics, I know an excellent book on the/that subject. ▪ an excellent book on the subject of linguistics ▪ While we're on the subject of [=talking about] work, have you met the new boss? ▪ Every time I talk to her, we seem to get on/onto the subject of work. [=we start talking about work] ▪ These meetings would be much shorter if we could keep him from getting off the subject. ▪ I didn't want to talk about work, so I changed the subject. [=started a new topic of conversation] ▪ When he started getting upset, I dropped the subject. [=stopped talking about that topic] ▪ The morality of capital punishment is a frequent subject of/for debate.
▪ Chemistry was my favorite subject in high school. ▪ The classes cover a variety of subject areas, including mathematics and English.
▪ Love between a mother and child is the subject of many of her paintings. ▪ The photographer's principal subjects were poor immigrant workers. ▪ What kind of exposure should I use for a dark subject on a light background?
▪ Each subject was asked to fill out a questionnaire. ▪ The hospital is recruiting test subjects for the study.
▪ In English, the subject goes before the verb and the object comes after. ▪ “He” is the subject (of the verb “kissed”) in the sentence “He kissed me.” — compare object
▪ British subjects
