Meaning of "sub" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SUB

sub  [sʌb]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUB

Sub is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sub in English.

WHAT DOES SUB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sub

Sub may refer to: ▪ Subeditor, somebody who copy edits for a newspaper or magazine ▪ Submarine ▪ Submarine sandwich ▪ Subscription ▪ Substitute ▪ Substitute teacher ▪ Subtitle ▪ Bottom, also called "sub" ▪ Subwoofer loudspeaker ▪ Sub ▪ Substitute character, one of the C0 and C1 control codes ▪.sub, several file extensions ▪ <sub>, an HTML tag used to put a character string as a subscript SUB: ▪ Seafarers' Union of Burma ▪ Summit Bancorp ▪ Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia...

Definition of sub in the English dictionary

The first definition of sub in the dictionary is an advance payment of wages or salary Formal term: subsistence allowance. Other definition of sub is to serve as a substitute. Sub is also to act as a substitute.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUB

PRESENT

Present

I sub

you sub

he/she/it subs

we sub

you sub

they sub

Present continuous

I am subbing

you are subbing

he/she/it is subbing

we are subbing

you are subbing

they are subbing

Present perfect

I have subbed

you have subbed

he/she/it has subbed

we have subbed

you have subbed

they have subbed

Present perfect continuous

I have been subbing

you have been subbing

he/she/it has been subbing

we have been subbing

you have been subbing

they have been subbing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I subbed

you subbed

he/she/it subbed

we subbed

you subbed

they subbed

Past continuous

I was subbing

you were subbing

he/she/it was subbing

we were subbing

you were subbing

they were subbing

Past perfect

I had subbed

you had subbed

he/she/it had subbed

we had subbed

you had subbed

they had subbed

Past perfect continuous

I had been subbing

you had been subbing

he/she/it had been subbing

we had been subbing

you had been subbing

they had been subbing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will sub

you will sub

he/she/it will sub

we will sub

you will sub

they will sub

Future continuous

I will be subbing

you will be subbing

he/she/it will be subbing

we will be subbing

you will be subbing

they will be subbing

Future perfect

I will have subbed

you will have subbed

he/she/it will have subbed

we will have subbed

you will have subbed

they will have subbed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been subbing

you will have been subbing

he/she/it will have been subbing

we will have been subbing

you will have been subbing

they will have been subbing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would sub

you would sub

he/she/it would sub

we would sub

you would sub

they would sub

Conditional continuous

I would be subbing

you would be subbing

he/she/it would be subbing

we would be subbing

you would be subbing

they would be subbing

Conditional perfect

I would have sub

you would have sub

he/she/it would have sub

we would have sub

you would have sub

they would have sub

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been subbing

you would have been subbing

he/she/it would have been subbing

we would have been subbing

you would have been subbing

they would have been subbing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you sub
we let´s sub
you sub

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to sub

Past participle

subbed

Present Participle

subbing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF SUB

Find out the translation of sub to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sub from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sub» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 子
• Translator English - Spanish: sub
• English: sub
• Translator English - Hindi: उप
• Translator English - Arabic: الفرعية
• Translator English - Russian: суб
• Translator English - Portuguese: sub
• Translator English - Bengali: সাব
• Translator English - French: sous
• Translator English - Malay: Sub
• Translator English - German: Unter
• Translator English - Japanese: サブ
• Translator English - Korean: 서브
• Translator English - Javanese: Sub
• Translator English - Vietnamese: phụ
• Translator English - Tamil: துணை
• Translator English - Marathi: उप
• Translator English - Turkish: alt
• Translator English - Italian: sub
• Translator English - Polish: sub
• Translator English - Ukrainian: суб
• Translator English - Romanian: sub
• Translator English - Greek: sub
• Translator English - Afrikaans: sub
• Translator English - Swedish: sub
• Translator English - Norwegian: sub

8 QUOTES WITH «SUB»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sub.

1

Nate Corddry

Both 'The Daily Show' and 'The Colbert Report,' you're working with the best. When you work with the best, you have to raise your game. If you're working with people who are sub par, you're not forced to give 100 percent because you can get by on 80 percent.

2

Tony Curtis

I joined the Navy hoping to be submariner and ended up in the sub service aboard a tender in the Pacific.

3

Paul Gascoigne

I thought I did well for someone who has been out for 10 or 11 months. Then I was sub against Liverpool and tried to play for the guys and work on my fitness.

4

Hari Kunzru

As I got older I became a kind of sub cultural junkie, foraging around in music, street fashion and eventually art, politics and the freakier reaches of the Internet, hunting the next discovery, the next seam of underground gold.

5

Nelly

I won an MVP trophy with the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Association. I didn't even start. I was a sub on this team. This was, like, an All-Star game where we had athletes from different teams, different mixtures. We had, like, the only black team in the league, basically. We had four players go to the All-Star game.

6

Busy Philipps

I was in New York and I went to a meatball shop with my friend and there was paparazzi there and I thought, 'How did you know that someone was gonna come to this meatball shop?' But I was pregnant and I wanted a meatball sub and let me tell you, it was delicious.

7

James Rothman

One of the major lessons in all of biochemistry, cell biology and molecular medicine is that when proteins operate at the sub cellular level, they behave in a certain way as if they're mechanical machinery.

8

Justin Sane

Punk is just like any other sub culture or music. Straight rock music has those elements. I grew up in a place where the punk rock kids fed the homeless in the town square.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUB»

Discover the use of sub in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sub and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

A History of Sub-Saharan Africa

The second edition of A History of Sub-Saharan Africa continues to provide an accessible introduction to the continent's history for students and general readers.

Robert O. Collins, James. M Burns, 2013

Sub-Riemannian Geometry

This book provides an introduction to sub-Riemannian geometry and presents the state of the art and open problems in the field.

André Bellaïche, Jean-Jaques Risler, 1996

Sub-State Governance through Territorial Autonomy: A ...

"This study focuses on territorial autonomy, which is often used in different conflict-resolution and minority situations.

Markku Suksi, 2011

Mass Media in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bourgault (mass communication, Northern Michigan U.-Marquette) analyzes the historical, political, economic, social, cultural, and stylistic factors that have shaped media products in African radio, television, and newspapers.

Louise Manon Bourgault, 1995

Child Labor in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bass's comprehensive, systematic study examines the complex factors framing child labor in Africa and offers a window on the lives of the child workers themselves.

Loretta Elizabeth Bass, 2004

Taking Action to Reduce Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa

World Bank Technical Paper No. 356. The fragmentation in African financial markets and its persistence despite reforms to liberalize those markets have been difficult to explain.

‎1997

Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub

Hobie Hanson and the rest of his fourth-grade class can't believe their luck: Mr. Star, their teacher who never gets sick, is not in school.

Jamie Gilson, 2009

Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa

Completely revised, this edition examines recent developments and data that are important to understanding the geography of the region.

Samuel Aryeetey-Attoh, 2009

Kim Young-Sub+Kunchook-Moonwha Architects Associates: ...

The Master Architect Series is a valuable information source and reference to some of the greatest architecture of our time, reflecting each master architect's unique designs.

Fiona Gruber, 2003

Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa 1880-1995

This edition of Patrick Manning's established text includes two new chapters that discuss developments in the region since 1985, emphasising the democratisation movements of the 1980s and 1990s, the Francophone movement, and the crises in ...

Patrick Manning, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sub is used in the context of the following news items.

Sweden Investigates If Wreck Is Russian Sub

Members of Ocean X Team, which made the discovery, said it was likely the wreck of an Imperial Russian Navy sub that sank with 18 crew on board after it hit a ... «Sky News, Jul 15»

7 Myths About Doing Business in Sub-Saharan Africa

As Sub-Saharan Africa continues its strong growth trajectory, competition will only intensify. Executives should build step-by-step long-term expansion plans, but ... «blogs.hbr.org, Jul 15»

First enlisted female sub selectees announced

Navy personnel officials have released the names of 38 enlisted female sailors who will train to be the first cadre of enlisted women to report for duty aboard a ... «NavyTimes.com, Jun 15»

Central banks enter the unknown with sub-zero rates

For years, central bankers have treated the fabled interest rate known as the “zero lower bound” as if it were a physical barrier. «Financial Times, Jun 15»

Sub-optimal accord

On the face of it, the 16-point agreement signed on June 8 among Nepal's four largest political parties should bring closure to the long-delayed process of ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»

Adam Gemili goes sub 10 seconds in 100m for first time

Adam Gemili ran his first sub-10 seconds 100m but then fell to the ground with a suspected torn hamstring. The 21-year-old ran 9.97 secs in Birmingham to ... «BBC Sport, Jun 15»

Decadent 'Gym Shoe' at Stony Sub Might Be South Side's Best …

Owner Moe Almasri, whose family bought the sub shop in 2010, said the Gym Shoe ($7.31 for a regular) morphed from a roast beef and corned beef cold-cut ... «DNAinfo, Jun 15»

This Sub is the Coolest GoPro Accessory Ever

Playing with your remote-controlled toy submarine is fun enough. But what if you could also films its underwater adventures? Well, thanks to the latest ... «TIME, Jun 15»

Sub-Saharan deal machine starts to stutter

Brian Smith, head of Investment banking at JPMorgan Sub-Saharan Africa, said last year's sharp fall in oil price, and a turn in the overall commodity cycle have ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»

Sub Wyoming sailor pleads guilty to videotaping female officers

They all said they were drawn to submarine service because of the family-like atmosphere among the 150 sailors on the Ohio-class sub. The idea that some of ... «Military Times, May 15»