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subject

subject: listen to British English pronunciationsubject: listen to American pronunciation /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/ noun [C]

Translation

WHAT
what someone is writing or talking about
konu, mevzuu
a series of programmes on the subject of homelessness
1227
STUDY
an area of knowledge studied in school or university
ders, konu, çalışma alanı
Chemistry is my favourite subject.
12271372
GRAMMAR
the person or thing which performs the action described by the verb. In the sentence 'Bob phoned me yesterday.', 'Bob' is the subject.
özne
1230
PERSON
someone who is from a particular country, especially a country with a king or queen
vatandaş, uyruk
a British subject
654
(Definition of subject noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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