Толковый словарь английского языка - subject

I. noun see: jet Date: 14th century one that is placed under authority or control: as, vassal, b. one ~ to a monarch and governed by the monarch's law, one who lives in the territory of, enjoys the protection of, and owes allegiance to a sovereign power or state, 2. that of which a quality, attribute, or relation may be affirmed or in which it may inhere, substratum, the mind, ego, or agent of whatever sort that sustains or assumes the form of thought or consciousness, 3. a department of knowledge or learning, motive, cause, c. one that is acted on , an individual whose reactions or responses are studied, a dead body for anatomical study and dissection, d. something concerning which something is said or done , something represented or indicated in a work of art, e. the term of a logical proposition that denotes the entity of which something is affirmed or denied, a word or word group denoting that of which something is predicated, the principal melodic phrase on which a musical composition or movement is based, see: citizen ~less adjective II. adjective Date: 14th century owing obedience or allegiance to the power or dominion of another, 2. suffering a particular liability or exposure , having a tendency or inclination ; prone , contingent on or under the influence of some later action , see: liable III. transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to bring under control or dominion ; subjugate, to make (as oneself) amenable to the discipline and control of a superior, to make liable ; predispose, to cause or force to undergo or endure (something unpleasant, inconvenient, or trying) , ~ion noun