The difference between Matter and Subject
When used as nouns, matter means the basic structural component of the universe. matter usually has mass and volume, whereas subject means in a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. in active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.
When used as verbs, matter means to be important, whereas subject means to cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
Subject is also adjective with the meaning: likely to be affected by or to experience something.
check bellow for the other definitions of Matter and Subject
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Matter as a noun (physics):
Substance, material. The basic structural component of the universe. Matter usually has mass and volume. Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles. (Non-antimatter matter). A kind of substance. Written material (especially in books or magazines). Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives , and becomes .
Examples:
"vegetable matter'"
"printed matter; He always took some reading matter with him on the plane."
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Matter as a noun:
A condition, subject or affair, especially one of concern.
Examples:
"What's the matter?; state matters'"
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Matter as a noun:
An approximate amount or extent.
Examples:
"I stayed for a matter of months."
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Matter as a noun (obsolete):
The essence; the pith; the embodiment.
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Matter as a noun (obsolete):
Inducing cause or reason, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing.
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Matter as a noun (dated):
Pus.
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Matter as a verb (intransitive):
To be important.
Examples:
"The only thing that matters to Jim is being rich."
"Sorry for pouring ketchup on your clean white shirt! - Oh, don't worry, it does not matter."
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Matter as a verb (transitive, obsolete, _, outside dialects):
To care about, to mind; to find important.
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Matter as a verb:
To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.
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Subject as an adjective:
Likely to be affected by or to experience something.
Examples:
"a country subject to extreme heat"
"Menu listings and prices are subject to change."
"He's subject to sneezing fits."
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Subject as an adjective:
Conditional upon.
Examples:
"The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board."
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Subject as an adjective:
Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
Examples:
"rfquotek Spenser"
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Subject as an adjective:
Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
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Subject as a noun (grammar):
In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.
Examples:
"In the sentence ‘The mouse is eaten by the cat in the kitchen.’, ‘The mouse’ is the subject, ‘the cat’ being the agent."
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Subject as a noun:
An actor; one who takes action.
Examples:
"The subjects and objects of power."
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Subject as a noun:
The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
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Subject as a noun:
A particular area of study.
Examples:
"Her favorite subject is physics."
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Subject as a noun:
A citizen in a monarchy.
Examples:
"I am a British subject."
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Subject as a noun:
A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
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Subject as a noun (music):
The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
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Subject as a noun:
A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc.
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Subject as a noun (philosophy):
A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.
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Subject as a noun (logic):
That of which something is stated.
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Subject as a noun (math):
The variable in terms of which an expression is defined.
Examples:
"Making ''x'' the subject of ''x''sup 2 − 6''x'' + 3''y'' = 0, we have ''x'' = 3 ± √(9 − 3''y'')."
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Subject as a verb (transitive, construed with '''to'''):
To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.