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subscribe

[suhb-skrahyb]

verb (used with object)

subscribed, subscribing 
  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)

subscribed, subscribing 
  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

/ əˈɪ /

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. to give support or approval

    to subscribe to the theory of transubstantiation

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • subscribable adjective
  • subscribership noun
  • nonsubscribing adjective
  • presubscribe verb
  • resubscribe verb
  • unsubscribed adjective
  • unsubscribing adjective
  • ܲˈ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of subscribe1

1375–1425; late Middle English subscriben < Latin ܲī, equivalent to sub- sub- + ī to write
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Word History and Origins

Origin of subscribe1

C15: from Latin subī to write underneath, from sub- + ī to write
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Her neighbours held a meeting; about 40 households decided to subscribe to a private firm.

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That same year, Noh pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of subscribing to a false tax return.

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Whether one identifies as an atheist, Jew, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, or subscribes to countless other forms of spiritual worship, our world is shaped by Christian thought.

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Villaraigosa said that while such voters don’t subscribe to Republicans’ “drill, baby, drill” ethos, he slammed the Democratic Party’s focus on such matters and Trump instead of kitchen-table issues.

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About 550,000 people had subscribed to the company’s two primary services, which hasn’t been enough to keep the company afloat.

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