subscribe

[ suhb-skrahyb ]

verb (used with object)

, sub·scribed, sub·scrib·ing.

1. 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.

2. to give or pay in fulfillment of such a pledge.
3. to append one's signature or mark to (a document), as in approval or attestation of its contents.
4. to attest by or as by signing.
5. to append, as one's signature, at the bottom of a document or the like; sign.
6. to agree or assent to.

verb (used without object)

, sub·scribed, sub·scrib·ing.

1. to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay money as a contribution, gift, or investment.
2. to give or pay money in fulfillment of such a pledge.
3. to obtain or have a subscription to a publication, concert series, service, etc.:

   She subscribes to two food magazines.

4. to give one's consent; sanction:

   I will not subscribe to popular fallacies.

5. to sign one's name to a document.
6. to give approval to the contents of a document by signing one's name.

subscribe

/ səbˈskraɪb /

verb

1. 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
2. to inscribe or sign (one's name, etc) at the end of a contract, will, or other document
3. intrfoll byto to give support or approval

   to subscribe to the theory of transubstantiation

Derived Forms

• subˈscriber, noun

Other Words From

• sub·scriba·ble adjective
• sub·scriber·ship noun
• nonsub·scribing adjective
• presub·scribe verb presubscribed presubscribing
• resub·scribe verb resubscribed resubscribing
• unsub·scribed adjective
• unsub·scribing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of subscribe¹

1375–1425; late Middle English subscriben < Latin subscrībere, equivalent to sub- sub- + scrībere to write

Word History and Origins

Origin of subscribe¹

C15: from Latin subscrībere to write underneath, from sub- + scrībere to write

Example Sentences

FanDuel also secured the rights to offer the Angels on a streaming-only basis — that is, you don’t have to subscribe to anything else.

From Los Angeles Times

I like to say no because I don’t really subscribe to the idea that you have to take things home with you.

From Los Angeles Times

Commissioner Rob Manfred has said the league hopes to assemble the streaming rights of a critical mass of teams, then offer fans the ability to subscribe to a national package without any local blackouts.

From Los Angeles Times

Just a month ago, Kardashian encouraged her followers to subscribe to his page.

From Salon

Many readers said they subscribed because the paper that exposed the Watergate scandal 50 years ago also held Trump accountable for his lies, his inflammatory and sometimes racist rhetoric and his attacks on institutions.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• ante up
• sign up