past and past participle
Made a person, animal, or thing experience something unpleasant, difficult, or demanding.
The workers were subjected to long hours and low pay.
The experiment subjected the mice to different conditions.
American English
How to pronounce subjected
verbB1Very common word
suhbJEHKtihd
/səbˈʤɛk.tɪd̚/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of subject
Subjected often appears in the passive pattern be subjected to something, especially in formal writing.
Made a person, animal, or thing experience something unpleasant, difficult, or demanding.
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Useful expressions
the main topic or content of a book, course, or work of art
The book’s subject matter is too difficult for young children.
about a particular topic
On the subject of travel, have you been to Peru?
start talking about something different
He changed the subject when I asked about the money.