subscribe
- subscribe
- v.
1 (usu. foll. by to, for) a tr. & intr. contribute (a specified sum) or make or promise a contribution to a fund, project, charity, etc., esp. regularly. b intr. enter one's name in a list of contributors to a charity etc. c tr. raise or guarantee raising (a sum) by so subscribing.
2 intr. (usu. foll. by to) express one's agreement with an opinion, resolution, etc. (cannot subscribe to that).
3 tr. a write (esp. one's name) at the foot of a document etc. (subscribed a motto). b write one's name at the foot of, sign (a document, picture, etc.).
Phrases and idioms:
subscribe for agree to take a copy or copies of (a book) before publication. subscribe oneself sign one's name as. subscribe to arrange to receive (a periodical etc.) regularly.
Etymology: ME f. L subscribere (as SUB-, scribere script- write)
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subscribe — sub‧scribe [səbˈskraɪb] verb 1. [intransitive] to pay money regularly in order to have a newspaper or magazine sent to you, or to receive a broadcasting, telephone, or Internet service: subscribe to • Which Internet Service Provider do you… … Financial and business terms
subscribe — sub·scribe /səb skrīb/ vb sub·scribed, sub·scrib·ing [Latin subscribere, literally, to write beneath, from sub under + scribere to write] vt 1: to write (one s name) underneath or at the end of a document we now subscribe our names as witnesses W … Law dictionary
Subscribe.ru — Subscribe.ru … Википедия
Subscribe — Sub*scribe , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subscribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subscribing}.] [L. subscribere, subscriptum; sub under + scribere to write: cf. F. souscrire. See {Scribe}.] 1. To write underneath, as one s name; to sign (one s name) to a document … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subscribe to — arrange to receive something, especially a periodical, regularly by paying in advance. → subscribe subscribe to feel agreement with (an idea or proposal). → subscribe … English new terms dictionary
subscribe — ► VERB 1) (often subscribe to) arrange to receive something, especially a periodical regularly by paying in advance. 2) (subscribe to) contribute (a sum of money) to a project or cause. 3) apply to participate in. 4) (subscribe to) express… … English terms dictionary
Subscribe — Sub*scribe , v. i. 1. To sign one s name to a letter or other document. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To give consent to something written, by signing one s name; hence, to assent; to agree. [1913 Webster] So spake, so wished, much humbled Eve; but… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subscribe to — (something) to agree with or support an opinion, belief, or theory. I subscribe to the notion of lying down when the urge to exercise strikes me … New idioms dictionary
subscribe — [v1] pay for use; contribute advocate, ante up*, buy, chip in*, come through*, consent, donate, do one’s part*, endorse, enroll, give, grant, ink*, make a deal*, offer, pitch in*, pledge, promise, put up*, register, second, set, sign, signature,… … New thesaurus
subscribe — [səb skrīb′] vt. subscribed, subscribing [ME subscriben < L subscribere: see SUB & SCRIBE] 1. to sign (one s name) at the end of a document, etc. 2. to write one s signature on (a document, etc.) as an indication of consent, approval,… … English World dictionary
subscribe to — index abide, accede (concede), advocate, agree (comply), assent, assure (insure) … Law dictionary
