Словарь синонимов английского языка - subject

(n) 1. (subject-)matter, topic; issue, theme, angle, thesis, gist, substance, business, affair, point: What is the subject of conversation today? The subject under discussion was of crucial importance. 2. course (of study), field, area, discipline, branch of knowledge: In which subject did Frank take his doctorate? 3. cause, ground(s), motive, reason, basis, source, rationale; excuse: Increased taxes are always a subject of complaint. 4. participant, case, guinea-pig, testee: The subjects of the experiment were all in their thirties. 5. citizen, national; taxpayer, voter; liegeman, vassal: She became a British subject after her marriage to Frank. -(adj) 6. Usually, subject to. exposed (to), open (to), vulnerable (to), susceptible (to), prone (to), disposed (to), at the mercy (of), liable (to suffer or undergo): She is subject to asthma attacks. This kind of wood is subject to worm infestation. 7. discussed, under discussion, referred to, above: Dhe subject book was not returned before the due date. 8. subject to. a answerable to, responsible for, bound by, obedient to, subservient to, submissive to, controlled by, under the control of: You are subject to the same laws as everyone else. b dependent on, conditional on, contingent on: All leave is subject to the approval of the departmental head. -(v) 9. subject to. expose, lay open, submit, put through, impose on, cause to undergo: How could anyone subject another human being to such cruelty? 10. conquer, subjugate, dominate, cubdue, enslave, enthral, crush, humble: The peoples subjected by the Romans sometimes fared better than when independent.