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NEWLIGHTS GLOSSARY: SUBJECT


Subject: (n) 1. a person or thing that is being discussed or dealt with or that gives rise to something. What is the subject of this sentence? 2. a thinking or feeling entity; the conscious mind or ego. The relationship between the producing subject and the receiving subject. (adj) (subject to) 1. likely or prone to be affected by (something bad). The subject of my desire. 2. dependent or conditional upon. Subject to this discourse. 3. under the control or authority or of. Subject to this discourse. (v) (usually subject someone/thing to) 1. cause or force to undergo. Subject to this discourse. 2. bring under one’s own control or jurisdiction, typically be force. Subject to this desire.

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