subject to

verb

subjected to; subjected to also subject to; subjecting to; subjects to

1

: affected by or possibly affected by (something)

The firm is subject to state law.

The schedule is tentative and subject to change.

Clothing purchases over $200 are subject to tax.

Anyone caught trespassing is subject to a $500 fine.

2

: likely to do, have, or suffer from (something)

My cousin is subject to panic attacks.

I'd rather not live in an area that is subject to flooding.

3

: dependent on something else to happen or be true

The sale of the property is subject to approval by the city council.

All rooms are just $100 a night, subject to availability.

Examples of subject to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The official noted that the unit being subjected to the external review had open whistleblower complaints against the director and others on the unemployment insurance appeals team. —Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 31 May 2026

All bags are subject to search upon entry to the festival. —Ben Wheeler may 30, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026

Black and Latino drivers are more likely to be stopped and subjected to use of force than their white counterparts as a result, according to data cited in a lawsuit Wilkins has filed against the city. —N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 30 May 2026

Some members of Assad’s Alawite sect have been subjected to revenge attacks by members of Islamist groups who drove Assad from power. —Ahmad Mantash, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026

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