( sub • sti • tutes , sub • sti • tut ing , sub • sti • tut • ed )
You can substitute margarine for butter.
sub • ti • tles / ' sAbtaitlz / noun [ plural ]
words at the bottom of a movie or TV program that tell you what people are saying
It was a French movie with English subtitles.
sub • tle / ' sAtl / adjective
not large, bright, or easy to notice subtle colors
There has been a subtle change in her behavior. sub • to • tal / ' sAbtoutl / noun [ count ]
( MATH ) the amount you have after adding some numbers, which is then added to other amounts to give a final total
sub • tract / sab ' trrekt / verb ( sub .tracts , sub tract • ing , sub tract • ed )
( MATH ) to take a number away from another number If you subtract 6 from 9, you get 3.
—SYNONYM take away —ANTONYM add
sub • trac • tion / sab ' trrek/n / noun [ noncount ]
The children are learning how to do subtraction. — Look at addition ( 1 ).
sub • urb / ' sAbarb / noun [ count ]
( GEOGRAPHY ) an area where people live that is outside the
central part of a city
We live in the suburbs .
►sub • ur • ban / sa ' barban / adjective
suburban areas
sub • way / ' sAbwei / noun [ count ] ( plural sub • ways )
an underground train system in a city the New York City subway a subway station
sue .ceed О / sak' sid /
( suc • ceeds , suc • ceed • ing , suc • ceed • ed )
to do or get what you wanted to do or get
She finally succeeded in getting a job.
I tried to get a ticket for the concert but I didn't succeed.
—ANTONYM fail
SUC .cess О / ssk'ses / noun ( plural suc•cess•es )
1 [ noncount ] doing or getting what you wanted; doing well
wish you success with your studies.
[ count ] someone or something that does well or that people like a lot
The party was a great success.
—ANTONYM failure
SUC .CeSS -ful Ф / ssk'sejfl/ adjective Spelling
Remember! You spell successful with CC and SS .
If you are successful , you have or have done what you wanted, or you have become popular, rich, etc. a successful actor The play was very successful.
—ANTONYM unsuccessful
► suc • cess • ful • ly / sak ' sejbli / adverb
The lawyer successfully argued that his client was
innocent.
such © / sAtJ / adjective
a word that makes another word stronger He wears such strange clothes.
It was such a nice day that we decided to go to the beach.
Grammar
So or such?
You use so before an adjective that is used without a noun: It was so cold that we stayed home. ♦ This book is so exciting.
You use such before a noun that has an adjective in front of it: It was such a cold night that we stayed home. ♦ This is such an exciting book!
like this or that
There's no such thing as ghosts.
"Can I speak to Mrs. Graham?" "I'm sorry. There's no such person here." such as
words that you use to give an example
Sweet foods such as chocolate can make you fat.
—SYNONYM like
suck © / sAk / verb ( ucks , suck ing , suckec )
to pull something into your mouth, using your lips The baby sucked milk from its bottle.
to hold something in your mouth and touch it a lot with your tongue
She was sucking a lollipop.
sud .den О / Wn/ adjective
