"subordinate" meaning in All languages combined

See subordinate on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /səˈbɔːdɪnət/ [UK], /səˈbɔrdɪnət/ [US] Audio: en-us-subordinate.ogg [US] Forms: subordinate [positive], more subordinate [comparative], most subordinate [superlative]
enPR: sə-bôʹdĭn-ət [UK], sə-bôrʹdĭn-ət [US] Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is subordinate, it is less important than someone or something else.
    Sense id: simple-subordinate-en-adj-a-zNlAjd

Noun [English]

IPA: /səˈbɔːdɪnət/ [UK], /səˈbɔrdɪnət/ [US] Audio: en-us-subordinate.ogg [US] Forms: subordinate [singular], subordinates [plural]
enPR: sə-bôʹdĭn-ət [UK], sə-bôrʹdĭn-ət [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A subordinate is someone who is at a lower position in an organization.
    Sense id: simple-subordinate-en-noun-DtdLJt6x

Verb [English]

IPA: /səˈbɔːdɪnət/ [UK], /səˈbɔrdɪnət/ [US], /səˈbɔrdɪneɪt/ [US], /səˈbɔːdɪneɪt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-subordinate.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subordinate (verb).wav [UK] Forms: subordinate [canonical], subordinates [third-person, singular], subordinated [past], subordinated [past, participle], subordinating [present, participle]
enPR: sə-bôʹdĭn-ət [UK], sə-bôrʹdĭn-ət [US], sə-bôrʹdĭn-āt [US], sə-bôʹdĭn-āt [UK] Head templates: {{verb|subordinat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you subordinate x to y, you give less importance to x and more to y.
    Sense id: simple-subordinate-en-verb-QH8ZkUAk
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