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First Known Use of sub
1777
Definition of sub
subbed;
subbing
intransitive verb
:to act as a substitute
Examples of sub in a Sentence
Smith subbed for Jones at halftime.
subbing in a Broadway play
Smith subbed Jones at halftime.
First Known Use of sub
1853
First Known Use of sub
1913
Other Business Terms
sub-
prefix
Definition of sub-
1
:under :beneath :below
- subsoil
- subaqueous
2 a
:subordinate :secondary :next lower than or inferior to
- substation
- subeditor
b
:subordinate portion of :subdivision of
- subcommittee
- subspecies
c
:with repetition (as of a process) so as to form, stress, or deal with subordinate parts or relations
- sublet
- subcontract
3
:less than completely, perfectly, or normally :somewhat
- subacute
- subclinical
4 a
:almost :nearly
- suberect
b
:falling nearly in the category of and often adjoining :bordering on
- subarctic
- subadolescent
- subagency
- subagent
- suballocation
- subarea
- subaudible
- subaverage
- subbasement
- subbasin
- subblock
- subbranch
- subcaste
- subcategorization
- subcategorize
- subcategory
- subceiling
- subcellar
- subchapter
- subchief
- subclan
- subcluster
- subcode
- subcollection
- subcollege
- subcollegiate
- subcolony
- subcommission
- subcomponent
- subcoriaceous
- subcounty
- subcult
- subcurative
- subdean
- subdecision
- subdepartment
- subdevelopment
- subdialect
- subdirector
- subdiscipline
- subdistrict
- subeconomy
- subfaculty
- subfile
- subfragment
- subframe
- subgeneration
- subgenre
- subgoal
- subgovernment
- subhumid
- subindustry
- subinhibitory
- sublanguage
- sublevel
- sublibrarian
- sublicense
- subliteracy
- subliterate
- sublot
- submanager
- submarket
- submaximal
- submenu
- subminimal
- subminimum
- subminister
- subnational
- subnetwork
- subniche
- suboptimal
- suboptimization
- suboptimize
- suboptimum
- suborganization
- subpanel
- subpar
- subparagraph
- subparallel
- subpart
- subperiod
- subphase
- subprimate
- subprocess
- subproduct
- subproject
- subproletariat
- subrational
- subsaturated
- subsaturation
- subscale
- subscience
- subsea
- subsecretary
- subsector
- subsegment
- subsense
- subsentence
- subseries
- subsite
- subskill
- subsociety
- subspecialist
- subspecialize
- subspecialty
- substate
- substellar
- subsystem
- subtask
- subtest
- subtheme
- subtherapeutic
- subtopic
- subtreasury
- subtrend
- subtribe
- subtype
- subunit
- subvariety
- subvassal
- subvisible
- subvisual
- subworld
- subwriter
- subzero
- subzone
Origin and Etymology of sub-
Middle English, from Latin, under, below, secretly, from below, near, from sub under, close to — more at up
SUB Defined for English Language Learners
sub
verb
Definition of sub for English Language Learners
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: to take the place of another person : to act as a substitute ( chiefly Brit )
sub-
prefix
Definition of sub- for English Language Learners
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: under : beneath : below
-
: at a lower rank or secondary level
-
: division or smaller part of
SUB Defined for Kids
Definition of sub for Students
:1substitute
Our teacher was out so we had a sub.
sub-
prefix
Definition of sub- for Students
1
:under :beneath :below
- submarine
2
:lower in importance or rank :lesser
3
:division or part of
- subset
Law Dictionary
sub-
prefix
legal Definition of sub-
1
:under :beneath :below
- substandard
2 a
:subordinate :secondary :next lower than or inferior to
- subagent
b
:subordinate portion of :subdivision of
- subchapter
- subcommittee
c
:assigning to another by the same method
- sublicense
- subcontract
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