--- title: S — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 108 description: The 2316 words of the English dictionary under S, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/108/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / S # S — The English dictionary · page 108 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* Strong and solid, not easy to break or knock over.[↗](../../sturdy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a sturdy table".[↗](../../sturdy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Of a person or animal: strong and healthy, with a solid body.[↗](../../sturdy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Wear sturdy shoes for the walk.[↗](../../sturdy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We need a sturdy box to carry the books.[↗](../../sturdy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · This chair is sturdy enough to stand on.[↗](../../sturdy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The little pony is short but sturdy.[↗](../../sturdy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Make your bridge sturdy so it can hold the weights.[↗](../../sturdy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A sturdy branch is safer to climb.[↗](../../sturdy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Conall Yellowclaw was a sturdy tenant in Erin: he had three sons.[↗](../../sturdy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation tall and of glossy skin, to a people terrible from their beginning onward; a nation that is sturdy and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide\![↗](../../sturdy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.18.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sturdy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **sturgeon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A sturgeon is a very large, old kind of fish with a long nose and rows of bony plates instead of normal scales, living in rivers and seas of the northern part of the world.[↗](../../sturgeon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Sturgeon is also its meat as food; its eggs are made into caviar.[↗](../../sturgeon/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A sturgeon can live for more than a hundred years.[↗](../../sturgeon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The sturgeon has bony plates along its back.[↗](../../sturgeon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Caviar is made from sturgeon eggs.[↗](../../sturgeon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sturgeons swim up rivers to lay their eggs.[↗](../../sturgeon/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many sturgeons are in danger because of overfishing.[↗](../../sturgeon/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The beluga sturgeon is one of the biggest fish in rivers.[↗](../../sturgeon/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum had a model of a giant sturgeon.[↗](../../sturgeon/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **stutter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To stutter is to speak with sudden stops or by repeating the first sounds of words, like «b-b-ball», without meaning to.[↗](../../stutter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A stutter is this way of speaking, which some people have for a long time.[↗](../../stutter/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An engine or machine stutters when it runs in short, uneven bursts.[↗](../../stutter/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He has a stutter, so we let him finish his sentences.[↗](../../stutter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «I-I-I don't know,» she stuttered.[↗](../../stutter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A speech therapist helps children who stutter.[↗](../../stutter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Never laugh at someone's stutter.[↗](../../stutter/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The old car's engine stuttered and stopped.[↗](../../stutter/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · When I am scared I sometimes stutter.[↗](../../stutter/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Many famous people have had a stutter.[↗](../../stutter/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · As soon as he regained the use of his senses, he said, trembling and stuttering from fright:[↗](../../stutter/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **sty** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A sty, or pigsty, is a pen or small building where pigs are kept.[↗](../../sty/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A sty is a very dirty or messy place, like a messy bedroom.[↗](../../sty/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A sty (also spelled stye) is a small, red, sore lump on the edge of the eyelid, caused by an infection.[↗](../../sty/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pigs rolled in the mud in their sty.[↗](../../sty/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum said my bedroom looked like a pigsty.[↗](../../sty/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I had a sore stye on my eyelid.[↗](../../sty/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer cleaned out the sty every morning.[↗](../../sty/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A warm cloth can help a stye get better.[↗](../../sty/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't rub a stye or squeeze it.[↗](../../sty/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The three little pigs never lived in a sty.[↗](../../sty/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But the prince had gone to sleep long before in the pig-sty.[↗](../../sty/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **style** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A style is a particular way of doing, making or saying something: a style of writing, swimming or painting.[↗](../../style/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A fashion or design for clothes or hair.[↗](../../style/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Style is being elegant or doing something in an impressive way.[↗](../../style/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb) To style hair or clothes is to arrange them in a certain way.[↗](../../style/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I like her style of writing.[↗](../../style/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We painted in the style of Van Gogh.[↗](../../style/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Front crawl is a swimming style.[↗](../../style/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · That jacket is the latest style.[↗](../../style/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He won the race in style.[↗](../../style/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The hairdresser styled my hair.[↗](../../style/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Write your letter in a formal style.[↗](../../style/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · “Messy style of feeding, that,” said Kotick.[↗](../../style/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · For it was originally written in an obscure half-mystical style.[↗](../../style/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../style/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Henry Malter. and Dr I s a a c H u s i k for many courtesies fittnded to me in iLis work, both in the arrangement of ihe uialeria! and in style.[↗](../../style/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../style/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **stylish** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fashionable and good-looking, in a smart, attractive way.[↗](../../stylish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Done with skill and grace, in a way that looks good.[↗](../../stylish/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She wore a stylish red coat.[↗](../../stylish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The new library is bright and stylish.[↗](../../stylish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He scored a stylish goal from outside the box.[↗](../../stylish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt is always very stylish.[↗](../../stylish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop sells stylish but cheap backpacks.[↗](../../stylish/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · That's a stylish haircut\![↗](../../stylish/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The hotel room was small but stylish.[↗](../../stylish/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **sub** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) A sub is a substitute, a player who comes on to replace another in a match.[↗](../../sub/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A sub is a submarine.[↗](../../sub/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (US) A sub is a long sandwich, a submarine sandwich.[↗](../../sub/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal) A sub is a substitute teacher (US, Canada) or supply teacher.[↗](../../sub/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (informal) A sub is a subscription, money paid to a club.[↗](../../sub/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (informal, UK) To sub someone is to lend them a little money.[↗](../../sub/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* Sub- is a prefix meaning under or below: submarine, subway, subtract.[↗](../../sub/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* In old books, sub is a Latin word meaning under, as in sub anno, which means under that year.[↗](../../sub/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The coach brought on a sub in the second half.[↗](../../sub/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We had a sub today because Mr Brown was ill.[↗](../../sub/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I'd like a turkey sub, please.[↗](../../sub/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The sub dived under the waves.[↗](../../sub/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (UK, informal) Can you sub me a quid till Friday?[↗](../../sub/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Have you paid your subs for football club?[↗](../../sub/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · «Subtract» means take away.[↗](../../sub/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Matthew Paris tells the story, sub anno (it is an addition of his to Ralph Disset), Hist.[↗](../../sub/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **subcontinent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A subcontinent is a very large piece of land that is part of a continent but is separate in some way, by mountains, sea or history.[↗](../../subcontinent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* "The Indian subcontinent" or just "the subcontinent" usually means South Asia.[↗](../../subcontinent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and often the Maldives.[↗](../../subcontinent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Indian subcontinent is separated from the rest of Asia by the Himalayas.[↗](../../subcontinent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many languages are spoken across the subcontinent.[↗](../../subcontinent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cricket is very popular on the subcontinent.[↗](../../subcontinent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Monsoon rains fall over the subcontinent each summer.[↗](../../subcontinent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The subcontinent moved north and crashed into Asia millions of years ago.[↗](../../subcontinent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandparents came to Britain from the subcontinent.[↗](../../subcontinent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The map showed the subcontinent in orange.[↗](../../subcontinent/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **subdivide** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To subdivide is to divide something that has already been divided into even smaller parts.[↗](../../subdivide/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (land, homes) To subdivide land is to split a big piece of land into smaller plots for houses (especially USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand).[↗](../../subdivide/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We divided the square into four and then subdivided each part into four again.[↗](../../subdivide/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each centimetre on a ruler is subdivided into ten millimetres.[↗](../../subdivide/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Animals are subdivided into smaller and smaller groups.[↗](../../subdivide/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer subdivided his land and sold it for houses.[↗](../../subdivide/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher subdivided our group into pairs.[↗](../../subdivide/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The chapter is subdivided into short sections.[↗](../../subdivide/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **subdivision** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A subdivision is a smaller part made when something already divided is divided again.[↗](../../subdivision/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Subdivision is the act of dividing something into smaller parts.[↗](../../subdivision/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (US, Canada, Australia, NZ) A subdivision is an area of land divided into plots where new houses are built, a housing estate.[↗](../../subdivision/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Each centimetre has ten subdivisions called millimetres.[↗](../../subdivision/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A county is a subdivision of a country.[↗](../../subdivision/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They bought a house in a new subdivision.[↗](../../subdivision/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Count the subdivisions between 0 and 1 on the scale.[↗](../../subdivision/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The farm was sold for subdivision.[↗](../../subdivision/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Chapters have subdivisions called sections.[↗](../../subdivision/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The precise meanings of these subdivisions will be subsequently explored in chapters 3, 4, and 5.[↗](../../subdivision/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../subdivision/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Note the subdivision of the Decad into the Tetrad — four elements ; and the Hexad — six dimensions of space.[↗](../../subdivision/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../subdivision/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **subduction** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) Subduction is when one of the Earth's tectonic plates slides down underneath another plate and sinks into the hot mantle.[↗](../../subduction/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A subduction zone is the place where this happens.[↗](../../subduction/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Subduction happens when one plate sinks under another.[↗](../../subduction/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Japan has many earthquakes because of subduction.[↗](../../subduction/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Mariana Trench was made by subduction.[↗](../../subduction/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Volcanoes often form above subduction zones.[↗](../../subduction/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was caused by an earthquake in a subduction zone.[↗](../../subduction/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ocean plates are heavier, so they sink in subduction.[↗](../../subduction/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw a diagram of a subduction zone with arrows.[↗](../../subduction/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **subdue** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To subdue is to get control over a person, group or country, usually by force: «The army subdued the rebels».[↗](../../subdue/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To subdue a feeling is to calm it or hold it back, like subduing your excitement or anger.[↗](../../subdue/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To subdue light, colour or sound is to make it softer or quieter.[↗](../../subdue/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Romans subdued many tribes in Britain.[↗](../../subdue/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Police officers subdued the man who was shouting.[↗](../../subdue/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She tried to subdue her giggles in assembly.[↗](../../subdue/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Firefighters worked all night to subdue the flames.[↗](../../subdue/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The knight subdued the dragon in the end.[↗](../../subdue/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Dimmer lights subdued the bright room.[↗](../../subdue/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It took the vet two helpers to subdue the frightened horse.[↗](../../subdue/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · When we are not at peace amongst ourselves it is no easy thing to subdue an enemy.[↗](../../subdue/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn My hand against their adversaries.[↗](../../subdue/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.81.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../subdue/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and I will subdue all thine enemies.[↗](../../subdue/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.17.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../subdue/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · He will again have compassion upon us; He will subdue our iniquities; and Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.[↗](../../subdue/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets MIC.7.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../subdue/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **subdued** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Subdued means quiet and a little sad or tired, not lively as usual: «You seem subdued today».[↗](../../subdued/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Subdued light, colours or sounds are soft and gentle, not bright or loud.[↗](../../subdued/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As a verb form, subdued means brought under control: «The rebels were subdued».[↗](../../subdued/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Tom was very subdued after his dog got lost.[↗](../../subdued/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The class was subdued after the sad news.[↗](../../subdued/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The restaurant had subdued lighting.[↗](../../subdued/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She painted her bedroom in subdued colours.[↗](../../subdued/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He spoke in a subdued voice.[↗](../../subdued/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The rebellion was quickly subdued.[↗](../../subdued/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The crowd was subdued after their team lost.[↗](../../subdued/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He was full of resource and courage, and finally outwitted and subdued all his foes.[↗](../../subdued/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · and the land be subdued before the LORD, and ye return afterward; then ye shall be clear before the LORD, and before Israel, and this land shall be unto you for a possession before the LORD.[↗](../../subdued/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.32.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../subdued/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel.[↗](../../subdued/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.3.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../subdued/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · So the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.[↗](../../subdued/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.11.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../subdued/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were subdued under their hand.[↗](../../subdued/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.106.42, JPS 1917)[↗](../../subdued/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **subheading** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A subheading is a smaller heading under the main heading of a text, telling you what one section is about.[↗](../../subheading/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Add subheadings to your report on penguins.[↗](../../subheading/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The subheading «Diet» tells you what the animal eats.[↗](../../subheading/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Use the subheadings to find the answer quickly.[↗](../../subheading/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our leaflet had a title and four subheadings.[↗](../../subheading/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Each subheading starts a new section.[↗](../../subheading/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Subheadings are usually in bold.[↗](../../subheading/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **subject** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Something you learn at school, such as maths, English or science.[↗](../../subject/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* What something is about.[↗](../../subject/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "the subject of the story" or the topic of a talk.[↗](../../subject/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In grammar, the subject is the person or thing that does the action of the verb: in "The dog barks", "the dog" is the subject.[↗](../../subject/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A person ruled by a king or queen.[↗](../../subject/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* "Subject to" means likely to be affected by, or depending on.[↗](../../subject/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "subject to change".[↗](../../subject/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My favourite subject is art.[↗](../../subject/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's change the subject.[↗](../../subject/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In "Tom kicked the ball", Tom is the subject.[↗](../../subject/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The subject of the poem is the sea.[↗](../../subject/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The king spoke to his subjects.[↗](../../subject/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Write a clear subject line in your email.[↗](../../subject/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Times are subject to change because of the weather.[↗](../../subject/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · There dwell the Sea King and his subjects.[↗](../../subject/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A public domain book is one that was never subject to copyright or whose legal copyright term has expired.[↗](../../subject/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../subject/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · A separate consideration of the several parts should follow this general grasp of the subject, else much confusion may result.[↗](../../subject/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../subject/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · For convenience of study I have placed the Notes in a separate form at the end of the work, and I have made a short definition of the subject-matter of each chapter.[↗](../../subject/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../subject/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **subjection** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Subjection is being under the control of another person or power and having to obey.[↗](../../subjection/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It is what a conquered people or town is forced into.[↗](../../subjection/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* but afterwards they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids; (Prophets JER.34.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../subjection/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · And now ye purpose to bring the children of Judah and Jerusalem into subjection for bondmen and bondwomen unto you; but are there not even with you acts of guilt of your own against the LORD your God?[↗](../../subjection/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.28.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../subjection/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The rebels were brought into subjection by the prince.[↗](../../subjection/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · For years the town lived in subjection to a cruel lord.[↗](../../subjection/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The army forced the people into subjection.[↗](../../subjection/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **subjective** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Subjective means based on someone's own feelings, tastes or opinions rather than on facts that everyone can check.[↗](../../subjective/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Which song is best is subjective."[↗](../../subjective/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (grammar) The subjective case is the form of a pronoun used as the subject of a sentence.[↗](../../subjective/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* I, he, she, we, they (not me, him, her, us, them).[↗](../../subjective/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Whether pizza is better than pasta is subjective.[↗](../../subjective/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Art marks can be a bit subjective.[↗](../../subjective/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · "This film is boring" is a subjective statement.[↗](../../subjective/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists use rulers instead of subjective guesses.[↗](../../subjective/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Taste is subjective: my sister loves olives, I hate them.[↗](../../subjective/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · His report was subjective, full of his own feelings.[↗](../../subjective/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Is beauty subjective or objective?[↗](../../subjective/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") We debated it in class.[↗](../../subjective/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) … [107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/107/) **108** [109](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/109/) … [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/127/) - ← previous: [page 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