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alisteinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deferred adjective Postponed to a later time.
  • subject noun The main topic being discussed, studied, or shown in a work of art.
  • subordinate adj Lower in rank, importance, or position; under the authority of someone else.

Senses

alisteinen is used for these senses in English:

  • deferred Yielded to someone else's decision or judgment.
  • subaltern (logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.
  • subject Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
  • subordinate Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
  • subordinate (grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause

subject — full definition

  1. noun The main topic being discussed, studied, or shown in a work of art.
  2. noun The person or thing a sentence is about — grammatically, the doer of the action.
  3. noun A person or animal being examined, tested, or treated, especially in an experiment.
  4. noun A citizen or member of a state ruled by a monarch.
  5. adj Likely to experience or be affected by something.

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