subject
Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.
Example
“a country subject to extreme heat”
Other meanings
Conditional upon something; used with to.
“The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board.”
Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ὑποκείμενον".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “subject” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.