| slovo | definícia |
subordinating
(encz) | subordinating, |
Subordinating
(gcide) | Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Subordinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Subordinating.]
1. To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as
of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one
creature to another.
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2. To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate
the passions to reason.
[1913 Webster] -- Sub*or"di*nate*ly, adv. --
Sub*or"di*nate*ness, n.
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subordinating
(wn) | subordinating
adj 1: serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause;
"`when' in `I will come when I can' is a subordinating
conjunction" [syn: subordinating(a), subordinative]
[ant: coordinating(a), coordinative] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
subordinating conjunction
(encz) | subordinating conjunction, n: |
Subordinating
(gcide) | Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Subordinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Subordinating.]
1. To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as
of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one
creature to another.
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2. To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate
the passions to reason.
[1913 Webster] -- Sub*or"di*nate*ly, adv. --
Sub*or"di*nate*ness, n.
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subordinating conjunction
(wn) | subordinating conjunction
n 1: the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one
linguistic unit a constituent of another
2: a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that
introduces a dependent clause [syn: {subordinating
conjunction}, subordinate conjunction] |
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