subordinate
🇺🇸
/səˈbɔːrdɪnət/
🇬🇧
/səˈbɔːdɪnət/
adjective
R
having lower rank or authority than someone else
In this company, junior employees are subordinate to their managers.
R
less important than something else
Personal preferences should be subordinate to team goals.
noun
R
a person with lower rank or authority
Good leaders listen to their subordinate's ideas.
verb
R
to treat as less important than something else
We should not subordinate safety to speed in our work.
translation
having lower rank or authority than someone else; less important than something else
a person with lower rank or authority
to treat as less important than something else
Word Forms
3rd Present
subordinates
Past
subordinated
Perfect
subordinated
Progressive
subordinating
Plural
subordinates