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انگلیسی

subordinate

gb/səbˈɔɹdənɪt/ us/səbˈɔɹdənɪt/
B2 انگلیسی
~ 6400
معنی‌ها
۰ معنی
اسم B2 entity
1

person of lower rank at work

A person who works under another person and has less power or rank than them.

الگوی کاربرد: [someone] is a subordinate of [someone]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes say *"he is my subordinate to me"* instead of *"he is my subordinate"* or *"he is subordinate to me"*. Do not add "to me" after "my subordinate"; possessive already shows the relationship.
هم‌معنی‌ها
junior (Suggests lower rank or level, especially in a job, but sounds more neutral and less focused on power difference.) | underling (Informal and often negative or insulting, highlighting the power gap more strongly than "subordinate".)
متضادها
superior (Refers to a person who has higher rank or authority, the opposite position in the same hierarchy.)
ترکیب‌های رایج
manage subordinates |direct subordinates |immediate subordinates |his subordinates |subordinate staff |supervisor and subordinates
موضوع‌ها
work |business |society |core_vocabulary
نمونه‌ها
  • As a manager, she meets with her subordinates every Monday to set weekly goals.
  • His subordinates respect him because he listens to their ideas.
  • The report was prepared by one of the director's subordinates.
  • Supervisors are responsible for training their subordinates in safety procedures.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • My boss asked his subordinates to stay late.
  • Her subordinates send her a report every week.
  • The new manager wants to build trust with his subordinates.
adjective B2 property
2

lower in rank or authority

Having less power or rank than another person or group.

الگوی کاربرد: [someone/something] is subordinate to [someone/something]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes drop the preposition and say *"he is subordinate him"* instead of *"he is subordinate to him"*. Use the pattern "subordinate to [someone]" when it follows the verb "be".
هم‌معنی‌ها
junior (Common in job titles (e.g. junior manager), focuses on level or experience more than strict power hierarchy.) | lower-ranking (Clearly describes place in a hierarchy but sounds slightly more technical or descriptive.)
متضادها
senior (Describes someone having higher rank or longer service in an organization, the opposite position in the hierarchy.)
ترکیب‌های رایج
be subordinate to |subordinate staff |subordinate position |subordinate officers |subordinate units
موضوع‌ها
work |business |society
نمونه‌ها
  • All regional managers are subordinate to the country director.
  • In the military, lieutenants are subordinate to captains.
  • The committee is subordinate to the main board of directors.
  • Several subordinate units report directly to the central office.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • The sales team is subordinate to the marketing director.
  • Local offices are subordinate to the head office.
  • These officers are subordinate to the general.
adjective formal B2 property
3

less important or secondary

Less important than something else; not the main thing.

الگوی کاربرد: [something] is subordinate to [something more important]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse this with the noun and say *"my subordinate role"* to mean "the person under me". "Subordinate role" describes the importance of a role, not a person who reports to someone.
هم‌معنی‌ها
secondary (Very close in meaning, but slightly more common in everyday use and less tied to ideas of hierarchy.) | minor (Stronger sense of being small or not very important, sometimes less formal than "subordinate".)
متضادها
primary (Shows that something is the main or most important thing, the opposite of a subordinate or secondary element.)
ترکیب‌های رایج
subordinate role |subordinate issue |subordinate concern |subordinate aim |subordinate function
موضوع‌ها
thinking |communication |core_vocabulary
نمونه‌ها
  • Economic growth should not be treated as subordinate to short-term political goals.
  • The visual effects play a subordinate role to the story in this film.
  • In this project, cost is subordinate to safety considerations.
  • Moral questions are never subordinate to convenience.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • In this job, money is subordinate to job satisfaction.
  • Appearance is subordinate to comfort when I buy shoes.
  • In this course, tests are subordinate to real projects.
فعل formal C1 action
4

treat as less important

To give less importance to one thing than to another thing.

الگوی کاربرد: to subordinate [something] to [something]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes reverse the pattern and say *"subordinate A with B"* or *"subordinate A under B"*. The standard structure is "subordinate A to B", where A becomes less important than B.
هم‌معنی‌ها
downgrade (Focuses on lowering status or value, often in official systems, and is less about comparing importance to another thing.) | deprioritize (Informal and modern; clearly means to lower the priority of something but is less common in formal writing.)
متضادها
prioritize (Means to give something more importance or a higher place in order, the opposite of making it subordinate.)
ترکیب‌های رایج
subordinate [something] to [something] |subordinate personal interests |subordinate individual rights |subordinate everything to |subordinate detail to clarity
موضوع‌ها
thinking |business |core_vocabulary |work
نمونه‌ها
  • He refuses to subordinate scientific evidence to political pressure.
  • We must not subordinate employee safety to profit.
  • In her life, family is never subordinated to career ambitions.
  • The article subordinates detailed statistics to a clear overall argument.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • We should not subordinate health to work.
  • The company subordinated quality to low cost.
  • He subordinated his own needs to his children's needs.
adjective technical C1 property
5

dependent in a sentence (grammar)

In grammar, describing a clause that needs a main clause and cannot be a full sentence by itself.

الگوی کاربرد: subordinate [clause] [conjunction] [sentence element]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners often call any long part of a sentence a "subordinate clause". A clause is subordinate only if it has a subject and verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and depends on a main clause.
هم‌معنی‌ها
dependent (Technical grammar term that is almost interchangeable, but "subordinate" more strongly highlights the unequal relationship with the main clause.)
متضادها
independent (In grammar, describes a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, unlike a subordinate clause.)
ترکیب‌های رایج
subordinate clause |subordinate sentence |subordinate element |subordinate idea
موضوع‌ها
language |education |communication
نمونه‌ها
  • In the sentence "I left because I was tired," the phrase "because I was tired" is a subordinate clause.
  • A subordinate clause must be joined to a main clause to form a complete sentence.
  • The book gives many examples of how to use subordinate clauses to add extra information.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • A subordinate clause cannot stand alone.
  • In this sentence, the part after "because" is a subordinate clause.
  • We learned how to join a subordinate clause to a main clause.
فعل technical C2 action
6

give a claim lower legal priority

In law or business, to change a debt or claim so that it is paid after another one.

الگوی کاربرد: to subordinate [a debt/claim] to [another debt/claim]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse this technical use with the general meaning "to make something less important". In legal and financial texts, it specifically refers to changing the order in which debts or claims are paid.
هم‌معنی‌ها
postpone (Can describe making repayment happen later, but does not specifically describe formal change in legal priority like "subordinate" does.)
متضادها
prioritize (In finance, to give a claim or debt higher priority for repayment, the opposite of subordinating it.)
ترکیب‌های رایج
subordinate a loan |subordinate a claim |subordinate debt |subordinate a lien |contract to subordinate
موضوع‌ها
business |finance |law
نمونه‌ها
  • The lender agreed to subordinate its lien to the new mortgage.
  • Investors were warned that their interests would be subordinated to those of senior creditors.
  • Under the agreement, the bank subordinated its existing loan to the refinancing package.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • The company subordinated one loan to another loan.
  • The bank will not subordinate its claim to a new lender.
  • Subordinated debt is paid after other debt.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
subordinate
IPA
GB/səbˈɔɹdənɪt/
US/səbˈɔɹdənɪt/
هجاها و تکیه
sub - or - din - ate (۴ هجا)
Stress on 2nd syllable (or)
صورت‌های واژه
Adjective
  • Base: subordinate
Noun
  • Base: subordinate
  • Plural: subordinates
Verb
  • Base: subordinate
  • 3rd Person Singular: subordinates
  • Present Participle: subordinating
  • Past: subordinated
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
subordinates noun subordinating verb subordinated verb
Core family
subordination noun
Negative and opposite forms
insubordinate adjective C1 insubordination noun C1
Related words
superior noun B1
عبارت‌ها

be subordinate to

1
/bˈi səbˈɔɹdənɪt tə/
fixed phrase

have lower rank or status than

To have less power, rank, or importance than someone or something else.

نمونه‌ها
  • Regional offices are subordinate to the head office.
  • In this structure, all other values are subordinate to safety.
  • Junior officers are subordinate to senior officers.

subordinate clause

1
/səbˈɔɹdənɪt klˈɔz/
fixed phrase technical

clause that depends on main clause

A part of a sentence that has a subject and verb but cannot be a full sentence by itself and must join a main clause.

نمونه‌ها
  • In the sentence "I stayed home because it was raining," "because it was raining" is a subordinate clause.
  • Teachers often ask students to underline the subordinate clause in each sentence.

subordinate debt

1
/səbˈɔɹdənɪt dˈɛt/
fixed phrase technical

loan with lower repayment priority

A loan or debt that will be paid back only after other debts have been paid.

نمونه‌ها
  • Because it is subordinate debt, the interest rate is higher to reflect the extra risk.
  • In a bankruptcy, holders of subordinate debt may lose all their money.

subordinate legislation

1
/səbˈɔɹdənɪt lˌɛd͡ʒɪslˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase technical

law made under main legislation

Rules and laws made by a person or body under powers given by a main law passed by parliament.

نمونه‌ها
  • Details of the new system will be set out in subordinate legislation.
  • The act gives ministers wide powers to make subordinate legislation.

subordinate role

1
/səbˈɔɹdənɪt ɹˈoʊl/
fixed phrase formal

less important position or function

A job or part that is not the main one and is less important than another job or part.

نمونه‌ها
  • In this project, technology plays a subordinate role to social impact.
  • He was unhappy with his subordinate role in the decision-making process.
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