📖 S — The English dictionary · page 109

subjugate — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) To subjugate people or a country is to defeat them and take control so they must obey, often taking away their freedom.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) To subjugate something is to make it less important than something else, like subjugating your own wishes to the needs of the group.↗ Example: The empire tried to subjugate its neighbours.↗ · Many peoples were subjugated by powerful empires in the past.↗ · The rebels refused to be subjugated.↗ · Laws were used to subjugate the poor in that story.↗ · Our history topic looked at how nations were subjugated and how they won freedom.↗ · No country should subjugate another.↗

sublime — Everyday, meaning 1: Sublime means so grand, great and beautiful that it fills you with wonder.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old use) Sublime can mean very high or lofty.↗ Example: The view from the mountain was sublime.↗ · The temple was tall and sublime.↗ · Hera was a sublime queen among the gods.↗ · The Nineteenth Path is the Intelligence of all the activities of the spiritual beings, and is so called because of the affluence diffused by it from the most high blessing and most exalted sublime glory.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · The Nineteenth Path is the Intelligence of all the activities of the spiritual beings, and is so called because of the aflluence diffused by it from the most high blessing and most exalted sublime glory.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · In two and thirty most occult and wonderful paths of wisdom did JAH the Lord of Hosts engrave his name: God of the armies of Israel, ever-living God, merciful and gracious, sublime, dwelling on high, who inhabiteth eternity.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗

submarine — Everyday, meaning 1: A submarine is a ship that can travel under the water as well as on top of it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (adjective, formal) Submarine means under the sea.↗ e.g. "submarine cables".↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (USA) A submarine sandwich (a sub) is a long bread roll filled with meat, cheese and salad.↗ Example: The submarine dived deep under the ocean.↗ · A submarine fills its tanks with water to sink.↗ · Sailors on a submarine use a periscope to see above the water.↗ · Submarine cables carry the internet under the sea.↗ · I ordered a turkey submarine for lunch.↗ · The submarine travelled 300 kilometres in 10 hours, so 30 kilometres an hour.↗

submerge — Everyday, meaning 1: To submerge is to go under water, or to put something completely under water or another liquid.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Submerged means covered by water.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To be submerged in work or noise means to be completely surrounded or overwhelmed by it.↗ Example: The submarine began to submerge.↗ · Submerge the egg in water to see if it floats.↗ · Heavy rain submerged the football pitch.↗ · The car was stuck on a submerged road.↗ · Never walk through floodwater that has submerged the path.↗ · Drop the stone in and measure how much the water rises when it is submerged.↗ · She was submerged in homework all weekend.↗

submerged — Everyday, meaning 1: Submerged means under water or under the surface of a liquid.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Submerged is the past form of submerge: to go under water, or to push something under water.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (figurative) Submerged can mean hidden or buried by other things.↗ Example: The rock was submerged at high tide.↗ · We submerged the cube in water to find its volume.↗ · The submarine submerged and disappeared.↗ · Floods submerged the fields and roads.↗ · Pondweed is a submerged plant.↗ · The hippo stayed submerged with only its eyes showing.↗ · Her quiet voice was submerged by the noise of the crowd.↗ · The rock was very small now; soon it would be submerged.↗

submersible — Everyday, meaning 1: A submersible is a small underwater vehicle used to explore the deep sea, often with a crew of one to three people or controlled by remote control.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (adjective) Submersible means able to work or be used underwater: a submersible pump, a submersible watch.↗ Example: The submersible dived to the bottom of the ocean.↗ · Scientists in a submersible found new kinds of fish.↗ · A submersible explored the wreck of the Titanic.↗ · The submersible had bright lights and robotic arms.↗ · This pump is submersible, so you can put it in the pond.↗ · A remote-controlled submersible filmed the deep trench.↗ · Only a few submersibles can go deeper than 10,000 metres.↗

submersion — Everyday, meaning 1: Submersion is being completely under water or another liquid.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Submersion is the act of putting something or someone fully under water.↗ Example: The phone survived thirty minutes of submersion.↗ · Submarines can stay in submersion for weeks.↗ · The plants died after long submersion in the flood.↗ · Lifeguards train for rescues from submersion.↗ · Some churches baptise by full submersion.↗ · The field was in danger of submersion when the river rose.↗

submission — Everyday, meaning 1: A submission is something you hand in to be judged or checked, like a piece of homework, a competition entry or a form.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Submission is the act of handing something in.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Submission is giving in or obeying someone more powerful, as in "beaten into submission".↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (formal, law) A submission is an argument or statement given to a judge or committee.↗ Example: The deadline for submission of your project is Friday.↗ · The poetry competition received two hundred submissions.↗ · My submission to the art contest was a painting of a fox.↗ · The wrestler forced his opponent into submission.↗ · The dog lay on its back in submission.↗ · (formal) The lawyer made a submission to the judge.↗ · (church) The monks lived in humble submission to God.↗

submissive — Everyday, meaning 1: Willing to obey others and do what they want without arguing or standing up for yourself.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (animals) Showing by body language that you will not fight, like a dog rolling on its back.↗ Example: The puppy rolled over in a submissive way.↗ · The younger wolf lowered its head to look submissive.↗ · She was too submissive and always let others choose.↗ · The captured knight bowed in a submissive way.↗ · You can be polite without being submissive.↗ · In the old story, the servant answered submissively.↗ · Remember when you are grown up to be submissive to those who are your superiors, and to be kind to all those who are under you.↗

submit — Everyday, meaning 1: To submit something is to hand it in or send it so it can be checked or judged, like homework or a form.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To submit is to give in and accept someone's power or control.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) To submit can also mean to state an opinion politely.↗ e.g. I submit that the plan is unfair.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (computers) To submit is to click a button that sends what you typed.↗ Example: Please submit your homework by Friday.↗ · I submitted my poem to the writing competition.↗ · Click «Submit» to send your answers.↗ · The rebels finally submitted to the king.↗ · He would not submit to the bully.↗ · We submitted a form to join the swimming club.↗ · The lawyer submitted that the man was innocent (formal).↗ · Katoma submitted patiently to the outrage.↗ · And the angel of the LORD said unto her: 'Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.'↗ (Torah GEN.16.9, JPS 1917)↗ · And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.↗ (Writings 1CH.29.24, JPS 1917)↗ · Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, every one submitting himself with pieces of silver; He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war!↗ (Writings PSA.68.31, JPS 1917)↗ · Shout against her round about, she hath submitted herself; her buttresses are fallen, her walls are thrown down; for it is the vengeance of the LORD, take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.↗ (Prophets JER.50.15, JPS 1917)↗

suboptimal — Everyday, meaning 1: (euphemism, jargon) not as good as it could be; in plain words, poor or bad.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (technical) not the best possible solution in maths or computing.↗ Example: The results were suboptimal: we lost ten nil.↗ · The weather for the picnic was suboptimal.↗ · That route is suboptimal; the other way is shorter.↗ · "Suboptimal" is a fancy way of saying it went wrong.↗ · The computer found a suboptimal answer.↗ · Forgetting your PE kit on match day is suboptimal.↗

subordinate — Everyday, meaning 1: In grammar, a subordinate clause is a part of a sentence that has a verb but cannot stand alone, like «because it was raining».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A subordinate is a person who has a lower rank and takes orders from someone else at work.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) Subordinate means less important than something else.↗ Example: «When the bell rang» is a subordinate clause.↗ · Add a subordinate clause starting with «because».↗ · The captain gave orders to his subordinates.↗ · A subordinate clause needs a main clause.↗ · Fun is subordinate to safety on the trip.↗ · Use a comma after a subordinate clause at the start of a sentence.↗

subordinating — Everyday, meaning 1: (grammar) A subordinating conjunction is a joining word such as because, when, if, although, while, since, before or until that starts a subordinate clause — a part of a sentence that cannot stand alone.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Subordinating something means treating it as less important than something else.↗ Example: "Because" is a subordinating conjunction.↗ · Underline the subordinating conjunction: "We went home when the bell rang."↗ · "Although" is a subordinating conjunction that shows contrast.↗ · Use a subordinating conjunction to join the two sentences.↗ · Subordinating conjunctions start subordinate clauses.↗ · (formal) She was subordinating her own wishes to the needs of the team.↗ · Start your sentence with a subordinating conjunction, like "If it snows, ...".↗

subordination — Everyday, meaning 1: Subordination is being under someone else's control or authority, or putting someone or something in a lower, less important place.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (grammar) Subordination is joining a less important clause to a main clause with a word such as because, although, when or if, making a complex sentence.↗ Example: Using subordination makes our sentences longer and more interesting.↗ · «Although» is a word that shows subordination.↗ · In the army there is strict subordination of soldiers to officers.↗ · The teacher marked my sentences for subordination and coordination.↗ · «When the bell rang, we ran out» uses subordination.↗ · In the old days, women's subordination to men was written into the law in many countries.↗

subscribe — Everyday, meaning 1: To pay regularly to get something, such as a magazine, a streaming service or a newspaper.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To sign up to get updates, emails or videos from a channel or website, often for free.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) To agree with or support an idea or belief: «I don't subscribe to that view».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (formal) To give money regularly to a charity or club.↗ Example: We subscribe to a science magazine for kids.↗ · Dad subscribes to a music service for £10 a month.↗ · Don't subscribe to anything online without asking a grown-up.↗ · (formal) I do not subscribe to the idea that maths is boring.↗ · Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.↗ · If you subscribe for 12 months at $5 a month, you pay $60.↗ · My cousin's channel has thousands of people who subscribe.↗ · Yes, how many tears I have wept in the fifty years I have subscribed to the theatre!"↗ · And I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.↗ (Prophets JER.32.10, JPS 1917)↗ · And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and subscribe it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, set their seal unto it.↗ (Writings NEH.10.1, JPS 1917)↗ · One shall say: 'I am the LORD'S'; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.↗ (Prophets ISA.44.5, JPS 1917)↗

subscriber — Everyday, meaning 1: A person who pays regularly to receive something, such as a magazine, a streaming service or a phone plan.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A person who follows a channel online so they see new videos or posts, often for free.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) A person who agrees with or supports an idea.↗ e.g. "a subscriber to the view that…"↗ Example: The channel just reached a million subscribers!↗ · My uncle is a subscriber to a gardening magazine.↗ · Subscribers get a new comic every month.↗ · Only paying subscribers can watch the film.↗ · Ask an adult before you click "subscribe" on anything that costs money.↗ · The newspaper lost many subscribers last year.↗ · It was she, Mr. Editor, who got together so many subscribers for your last translation.'↗

subscription — Everyday, meaning 1: Money you pay regularly, every month or year, to get something, like a magazine, a streaming service or a club membership.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The arrangement itself.↗ e.g. "My subscription ends soon."↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A subscription can also be a sum of money that many people give together to help someone or a cause.↗ Example: I have a subscription to a nature magazine.↗ · The music subscription costs 10 pounds a month.↗ · Ask a parent before you start any subscription.↗ · Mum cancelled the subscription we did not use.↗ · A yearly subscription is often cheaper than paying each month.↗ · The gym subscription includes swimming.↗ · When the subscription was finished there was a thousand pounds, and a committee was formed to settle what should be done with it.↗

subsequent — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Coming after something else in time or order; following; later.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: subsequent to (formal): after.↗ Example: The first test was easy, but subsequent tests were harder.↗ · Each subsequent term in the pattern is 3 more.↗ · The storm and the subsequent flood damaged many homes.↗ · Subsequent to the meeting, the plan changed.↗ · She won the first race and all subsequent races.↗ · On subsequent days, the plant grew taller.↗ · The cause of this quarrel throws a bright light on Perraults subsequent career.↗ · Although the number 32 is not ruminated upon any further after SY 1:1, subsequent commentaries have associated it with the 32 occurrences of the name אֱלֹהִים Elohim in [Genesis 1].↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗