Meanings
plural subordinating conjunctions
- grammarA word that appears at the beginning of a subordinate clause and establishes its nature.
Near-synonym: subordinator
Synonyms: subordinator
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA word that appears at the beginning of a subordinate clause and establishes its nature.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna conjunction (like ‘since’ or ‘that’ or ‘who’) that introduces a dependent clause
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch onderschikkend voegwoord
- onderschikkend voegwoorda word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
Finnish alistuskonjunktio
- alistuskonjunktioa word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
French conjonction de subordination
- conjonction de subordinationa word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
German Subjunktion, unterordnendes Bindewort
- Subjunktiona word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
- unterordnendes Bindeworta word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
- unterordnende Konjunktiona word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
- subordinierende Konjunktiona word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
Hungarian alárendelő kötőszó
- alárendelő kötőszóa word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
Icelandic aukatenging
- aukatenginga word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
Italian congiunzione subordinante
- congiunzione subordinantea word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
Persian زیربنیسال
- زیربنیسالa word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
Polish spójnik podrzędny
- spójnik podrzędnya word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
Romanian conjuncție subordonatoare
- conjuncție subordonatoarea word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
Russian подчини́тельный сою́з
- подчини́тельный сою́з (podčinítelʹnyj sojúz)a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
Spanish conjunción subordinante
- conjunción subordinantea word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
Swedish subjunktion
- subjunktiona word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
Cite this entry
subordinating conjunction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subordinating%20conjunction
“subordinating conjunction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subordinating%20conjunction. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subordinating conjunction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subordinating%20conjunction.
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