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[ suh b-skrahyb ]

/ səbˈskraɪb /

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verb (used with object), sub·scribed, sub·scrib·ing.

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.

to give or pay in fulfillment of such a pledge.

to append one's signature or mark to (a document), as in approval or attestation of its contents.

to attest by or as by signing.

to append, as one's signature, at the bottom of a document or the like; sign.

to agree or assent to.

verb (used without object), sub·scribed, sub·scrib·ing.

to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay money as a contribution, gift, or investment.

to give or pay money in fulfillment of such a pledge.

to obtain or have a subscription to a publication, concert series, service, etc.: She subscribes to two food magazines.

to give one's consent; sanction: I will not subscribe to popular fallacies.

to sign one's name to a document.

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

Origin of subscribe

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

OTHER WORDS FROM subscribe

sub·scrib·a·ble, adjective sub·scrib·er·ship, noun non·sub·scrib·ing, adjective pre·sub·scribe, verb, pre·sub·scribed, pre·sub·scrib·ing.

re·sub·scribe, verb, re·sub·scribed, re·sub·scrib·ing. un·sub·scribed, adjective un·sub·scrib·ing, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for subscribe

Many, many people who subscribe and listen to The Opie and Anthony channel subscribe JUST to listen to Opie and Anthony.

Fans Rage Over Opie Minus Anthony |Lloyd Grove |July 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Plus, people who become comedians tend not to subscribe to the traditional ideas of career, work or even bathing habits.

Why the GOP Can’t Take a Joke |Dean Obeidallah |March 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Amazon Subscribe & Save lets you “subscribe” to most of the non-perishable items that Amazon has in stock.

3 Easy Ways To Make Fresh, Healthy Food A Regular Part Of Your Life |Ari Meisel |December 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
So you can subscribe to it and get some of those things that I picked that everybody in the world really does need.

Bill Nye on ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ Fabulous Things & Being Popular |Kevin Fallon |October 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

But it's there, and will download to your iTunes program if you click here to subscribe.

The Shrum-Frum Podcast Has Arrived! |David Frum |October 5, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
If we are to subscribe to his curious philosophy, to be discussed later, we must believe that there is no paradox in this.

Arthur Machen |Vincent Starrett
Of the sciences, both worldly and divine, none judge for themselves, but subscribe blindly to the opinions of a few.

Niels Klim's journey under the ground |Baron Ludvig Holberg
Let us not lay a tax for a purpose which may never exist; for my part, I hope they never will subscribe.

Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16) |Thomas Hart Benton
My blessing abide with ye—and in the bonds of love I subscribe myself.

James Geikie |Marion I. Newbigin
Impunity has been their privilege, while the mass of the community were forced to subscribe to the bitter penalty.

Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) |Lady Anne Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for subscribe

/ (səbˈskraɪb) /

verb

(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

to inscribe or sign (one's name, etc) at the end of a contract, will, or other document

(intr foll by to) to give support or approval to subscribe to the theory of transubstantiation

Derived forms of subscribe

subscriber, noun

Word Origin for subscribe

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

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