subscribe
Americanverb (used with object)
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to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment.
He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
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to give or pay in fulfillment of such a pledge.
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to append one's signature or mark to (a document), as in approval or attestation of its contents.
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to attest by or as by signing.
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to append, as one's signature, at the bottom of a document or the like; sign.
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to agree or assent to.
verb (used without object)
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to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay money as a contribution, gift, or investment.
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to give or pay money in fulfillment of such a pledge.
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to obtain or have a subscription to a publication, concert series, service, etc..
She subscribes to two food magazines.
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to give one's consent; sanction.
I will not subscribe to popular fallacies.
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to sign one's name to a document.
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to give approval to the contents of a document by signing one's name.
verb
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(usually foll by to) to pay or promise to pay (a sum of money) as a contribution (to a fund or charity, for a magazine, etc), esp at regular intervals
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to inscribe or sign (one's name, etc) at the end of a contract, will, or other document
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to give support or approval
to subscribe to the theory of transubstantiation
Other Word Forms
- nonsubscribing adjective
- presubscribe verb
- resubscribe verb
- subscribable adjective
- subscriber noun
- subscribership noun
- unsubscribed adjective
- unsubscribing adjective
Etymology
Origin of subscribe
1375–1425; late Middle English subscriben < Latin subscrībere, equivalent to sub- sub- + scrībere to write
Example Sentences
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There’s a theory many chart watchers subscribe to about how the roles of technical support and resistance can reverse.
From MarketWatch
People looking to save money can subscribe to some of these services monthly, and then unsubscribe during months when no games are on that platform — instead of paying for a full-year subscription.
From MarketWatch
Are you subscribing to any streaming services you’re not using or ordering in more food than you realize?
From MarketWatch
The global consulting firm surveyed more than 3,500 U.S. consumers and found that the average subscribing household has remained consistent year-over-year, spending an average of $69 a month on streaming video services.
From Los Angeles Times
It also advised the public not to purchase Starlink terminal equipment or subscribe to its services, as doing so would be illegal.
From BBC
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