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subjects

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for subjects.

Editorial note

The behavior of the collective is guided by pheremones, and when sensed, the subjects of the queen must react reflexively to the varying scents of the hive.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of subjects gathered in one view.

noun

The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.

noun

A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.

noun

A citizen in a monarchy.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for subjects.

noun

The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.

noun

A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.

noun

A citizen in a monarchy.

noun

By faulty generalisation from a clause's grammatical subject often being coinstantiated with one: an actor or agent; one who takes action.

Example sentences

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The behavior of the collective is guided by pheremones, and when sensed, the subjects of the queen must react reflexively to the varying scents of the hive.

2

You can use Facebook, Reddit, Youtube and discussion forums for subjects that interest you, for example.

3

That's why the majority of insider trading prosecutions that succeed, are against outsiders like Martha Stewart or the subjects of TFA.

4

These are advanced subjects and even a proficient programmer doesn't need those very often.

5

At best, it predicts fewer women than men in certain subjects, but that's it.

6

Anyone could publish and be heard and read about certain taboo subjects and not be publicly shamed for entertaining a certain thought.

7

However, while definition of norm in some subjects can be relatively easy - e.g.

8

They cover a lot of subjects that wouldn't be covered any other way.

9

My lab analyzed over 200 published studies, covering nearly 22,000 test subjects, and found no consistent and specific fingerprints in the body for any emotion.

10

I've probably forgotten a few subjects, but the F-35 is not the only issue that people get [perhaps too] excited about.

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I think the clearest way to put it is that we are the subjects of attack in campaigns of psychological warfare.

12

Most subjects have fairly broad high-level survey style classes freshman year.

Quote examples

1

I urge technical people to explore non-technical subjects and general "well roundedness".

2

Choosing what I want to learn about vs being told "learn one of these three things" would have led me to be more interested in the subjects in the first place.

3

For instance, it's heavily gender binary, and has odd cultural mismatches such as "man with turban" but no "woman with hijab." However, major kudos to the Unicode consortium for their work on this -- it's a very challenging set of subjects to get into!

Proper noun examples

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Subjects of even average complexity are very difficult to manage mentally.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use subjects in a sentence?

The behavior of the collective is guided by pheremones, and when sensed, the subjects of the queen must react reflexively to the varying scents of the hive.

What does subjects mean?

The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.

What part of speech is subjects?

subjects is commonly used as noun.