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subject noun

  /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/ , /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɪkt/
  • (grammar) The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action.
  • A citizen in a monarchy.
  • A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
  • A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc.
  • (philosophy) A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.
sujet
  • A particular area of study.
matière, discipline
  • The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
matière, sujet, discipline

subjection noun

  • The act of bringing something under the control of something else.
soumission

subject adjective

  /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/ , /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɪkt/
  • Likely to be affected by or to experience something.
  • Conditional upon something; used with to.
sujet
  • Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
sujet, soumis

subject verb

  /səbˈd͡ʒɛkt/ , /sʌbˈd͡ʒɛkt/
  • (transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
soumettre
  • (transitive) To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave.
assujettir

subjective adjective

  /səbˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/ , /sʌbˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/
  • Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, rather than upon observation or purely logical reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment.
subjectif

subjectivity noun

  • (singulare tantum) The state of being subjective.
subjectivité

subjectively adverb

  • In a subjective manner.
subjectivement
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