- subject
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 topic or person under considerationADJECTIVE▪ big, complex, complicated, vast▪ simple▪ excellent, fascinating, good, interesting▪ serious▪
This chapter deals with a very serious subject.
▪ controversial, delicate, difficult, embarrassing, sensitive, touchy▪ taboo▪Work is a taboo subject when we go out for dinner.
▪ closed▪I don't wish to discuss it any further—the subject is closed.
▪ different, diverse, various▪I read books on different subjects.
▪books on such diverse subjects as trains and ancient sculpture
▪ chosen▪Each candidate has to speak for three minutes on her chosen subject.
▪ favourite/favorite, pet (esp. BrE)▪Once he gets onto his pet subject there's no stopping him.
▪ control, healthy, human, normal, research, study, test (all science)▪research on human subjects
▪None of the study subjects altered his or her diet in any other way.
VERB + SUBJECT▪ cover, debate, discuss, talk about, touch (esp. AmE), touch on▪We touched briefly on the subject.
▪ address, deal with, tackle, treat▪I wasn't sure how to deal with the delicate subject of money.
▪ examine, explore, have a look at, investigate, look at, look into, pursue▪We want to have a fresh look at the difficult subject of corporate fraud.
▪ approach, bring up, broach, get onto, raise▪ drop▪Let's drop the subject since we don't seem to be able to agree.
▪ stick to▪I wish he'd stick to the subject.
▪ get off, wander off▪She was supposed to be speaking about sales figures, but she kept wandering off the subject.
▪ bring sb back to, get back to, return to▪Getting back to the subject of lighting, does anyone have any suggestions for improvements?
▪ avoid▪ change, switch (AmE)▪Don't change the subject.
SUBJECT + VERB▪ arise, come up▪The subject of gambling has come up several times recently.
▪ range from sth to sth▪Internet courses on diverse subjects ranging from nursing to computers
SUBJECT + NOUN▪ matter▪I like the way she writes, although I'm not interested in her subject matter.
PREPOSITION▪ on a/the subject▪While we're on the subject of books, has anyone read ‘The Corrections’?
▪ subject of▪the subject of the new painting
PHRASES▪ a range of subjects▪We discussed a wide range of subjects.
▪ a variety of subjects▪She touches on a wide variety of subjects.
2 area of studyADJECTIVE▪ difficult, easy▪ compulsory, core, main▪ additional, optional, special▪ specialist▪ technical▪students of technical subjects
▪ research▪ art (AmE), arts (BrE), science▪ academicVERB + SUBJECT▪ take▪What subjects are you taking (= studying) this year?
▪ offer▪The department offers seven different subjects in all.
▪ choose▪ study▪I have spent a lifetime studying this subject.
▪ teach▪those who teach core subjects like English
▪ fail, fail in, pass▪She was disappointed to fail in two of her four subjects.
▪ drop▪Students are free to drop the subject at age 14.
SUBJECT + NOUN▪ area▪The syllabus is divided into five subject areas.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the subject▪He did well in every subject.
PHRASES▪ a choice of subject, a choice of subjects▪His unusual choice of subjects made it harder to find a job.
▪ a range of subjects◆◆◆NOTE: Subjects of study▪ do … (BrE), read … (BrE, formal), study …▪She did physics and chemistry at school.
▪She read classics at Cambridge.
▪He studied German at school.
▪She went on to study mathematics at college.
▪ choose … , take …▪I'm taking philosophy and politics this year.
▪ fail … , flunk … (AmE, informal), pass …▪I failed English.
▪I flunked math.
▪Did you pass history?
▪ drop …▪I want to drop linguistics.
▪ lecture in … (esp. BrE), teach …▪He taught music at a school in Cuba.
▪ a … degree, a degree in … , a diploma in …▪a law degree
▪a higher diploma in fine art
▪ … class, … course, … lecture, … lesson (esp. BrE)▪The genetics lectures are on a different campus.
▪ a/the … department, a/the department of …▪All queries should be addressed to the Department of Architecture.
▪ … graduate, … student, … undergraduate▪Some architecture graduates gain further qualifications in specialist fields.
▪ … lecturer, … teacher, … tutor (esp. BrE)▪He's an English teacher at Orange Road School.
▪ a … professor, (a) professor of …▪She's professor of linguistics at MIT.
▪ the study of …▪The study of philosophy helps you to think critically.
▪ in …▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}He got As in history and art.
adj. subject to sth1 likely to be affected by sthVERBS▪ be, seem▪ become▪ leave sb/sth, make sb/sth▪His illness left him subject to asthma attacks.
ADVERB▪ particularly▪ frequently, increasingly▪ potentially▪ still▪At this stage these proposals are still subject to change.
2 under the authority of sb/sthVERBS▪ be▪Everyone was subject to the whim of the sheikh.
▪ become▪ remain▪ make sb/sth▪All the priories were made directly subject to the abbot.
ADVERB▪ entirely▪ directly
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
