• Finnish: sukellusvene

Verb

1. To substitute for.
2. To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
3. To replace (a player) with a substitute.

   He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.

4. Less commonly, and often as sub on, to bring on (a player) as a substitute.

   ''He was subbed on half way through the second half, and scored within minutes.

Esperanto

Etymology

From sub.

Preposition

1. under

Ido

Preposition

1. under

Latin

Etymology 1

Preposition

(+ )

1. under, beneath
2. behind
3. at the foot of
4. within, during
5. about (time)

Derived terms

• sub rosa

Etymology 2

Preposition

(+ )

1. under, up to, up under, close to (of a motion)
2. until, before, up to, about

Romanian

Preposition

1. under

Sub- is a prefix derived from Latin, meaning "under", "below", or "less than". The analogous Greek prefix is "hypo-". Antonym: supra.

As a word, sub is an abbreviation for:

• Submissive (BDSM)
• Submarine sandwich
• Subroutine
• Subscriber
• Substitute, especially a substitute teacher
• Subtitle, especially in connection with anime films, and as opposed to dub
• Submarine
• Subwoofer
• subscript, is the HTML element used to format text as subscript.
• subeditor
• subcontractor

SUB is:

• an acronym for the Seafarers' Union of Burma
• the ticker symbol for Summit Bancorp of New Jersey on the New York Stock Exchange
• the IATA airport code for Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia
• the name of the substitute character in the C0 control code set
• Finnish television channel Sub, formerly known as Subtv

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