subordinate

adjective · noun · verbB2

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more subordinate

Superlative

most subordinate

1.
Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
Đồng nghĩa: lesser, subaltern, petty
2.
Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the understanding.
3.
(not comparable)(grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
In the sentence “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”.
Đồng nghĩa: dependent
4.
Descending in a regular series.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

subordinates

1.
(countable)One who is subordinate.
Đồng nghĩa: inferior, junior, report, subaltern, underling, understrapper
2.
A hyponym.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

subordinates

V_ing/Gerund

subordinating

V_ed/pp

subordinated

1.
(transitive) To make subservient or secondary.
2.
(transitive)To treat (someone) as of less value or importance.
Đồng nghĩa: belittle, denigrate

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

lesser subaltern petty dependent inferior junior report underling understrapper belittle denigratesubaltern#Noun

Trái nghĩa

superior superordinateinsubordinateindependent main bosscommanderleader manager supervisorhypernymhyperonym

Cùng gốc / liên quan

nonsubordinate subordinately subordinateness unsubordinatesubordinate clausesubordinate courtsubordinate legislationsubordinate traitinferior

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English subordinat, from subōrdinātus, past participle of subōrdināre, from sub- + ōrdināre (to order).