sub

«sub» in Mova's school dictionary: a substitute, a player who comes on to replace another in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a sub, subs); verb (sub, subs, subbed, subbing); prefix (sub-)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) A sub is a substitute, a player who comes on to replace another in a match. tree →

2) (informal) A sub is a submarine. tree →

3) (US) A sub is a long sandwich, a submarine sandwich. tree →

4) (informal) A sub is a substitute teacher (US, Canada) or supply teacher. tree →

5) (informal) A sub is a subscription, money paid to a club. tree →

6) (informal, UK) To sub someone is to lend them a little money. tree →

7) Sub- is a prefix meaning under or below: submarine, subway, subtract. tree →

8) In old books, sub is a Latin word meaning under, as in sub anno, which means under that year. tree →

sense in the lessons

In PE and sport subs sit on the bench and come on later. In maths sub- appears in subtract (take away) and subtotal (part of a total). In everyday life in North America people buy subs for lunch. In clubs members pay their subs. Phrases: come on as a sub, sub in.

examples

• The coach brought on a sub in the second half. tree →
• We had a sub today because Mr Brown was ill. tree →
• I'd like a turkey sub, please. tree →
• The sub dived under the waves. tree →
• (UK, informal) Can you sub me a quid till Friday? tree →
• Have you paid your subs for football club? tree →
• «Subtract» means take away. tree →
• Matthew Paris tells the story, sub anno (it is an addition of his to Ralph Disset), Hist. tree →

note

Short, informal form of several words — read the context. Plural: subs. Verb: subbed, subbing (double b). In maths sub- means under or less: subtract = take away; a subtotal is a part total before adding the rest.

In the corpora

• pre- means before (preview, prehistoric); sub- means under (submarine, subway).
• Muscles cool down and stiffen while you sit, so subs need a warm-up before going on.
• Coaches notice attitude, and cheering and watching the game keep a sub ready to go on.
• Subs often change games, and many matches are won by players coming off the bench.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sub» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.