Definition of SUBSCRIBE

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verb sub·scribe \səb-ˈskrīb\

Definition of subscribe

subscribed

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subscribing

transitive verb
1 : to write (one's name) underneath : sign
2a : to sign (something, such as a document) with one's own hand in token of consent or obligationb : to attest by signingc : to pledge (a gift or contribution) by writing one's name with the amount
3 : to assent to : support
intransitive verb
1 : to sign one's name to a document
2a : to give consent or approval to something written by signing unwilling to subscribe to the agreementb : to set one's name to a paper in token of promise to give something (such as a sum of money); also : to give something in accordance with such a promisec : to enter one's name for a publication or service; also : to receive a periodical or service regularly on order subscribed to many magazinesd : to agree to purchase and pay for securities especially of a new offering subscribed for 1000 shares
3 : to feel favorably disposed I subscribe to your sentiments

subscriber

noun

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Examples of subscribe in a Sentence

Subscribe today and get your first issue free!
You'll receive a user name and password when you subscribe.

Recent Examples of subscribe from the Web

For Amazon, streaming content is not a mission but the means to an end — to encourage customers to subscribe to its Prime membership program, which cements their loyalty to the Amazon e-commerce ecosystem.

— seattle times staff, The Seattle Times, "Seattle’s bubble enthusiasm reaches new heights: 46 stories", 3 June 2017
For more climate coverage, subscribe to Bloomberg’s new weekly Climate Changed newsletter.

— Bloomberg.com, "Your Evening Briefing", 1 June 2017
To subscribe or to purchase single tickets, go to ParamountAurora.com, call the box office at 630-896-6666 or stop by in person at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd.

— Aurora Beacon-News, "Penn & Teller, Jay Leno coming to Paramount", 1 June 2017
But only 1.7 million currently subscribe to satellite internet, according to Northern Sky Research.

— mike freeman, sandiegouniontribune.com, "ViaSat's powerful new internet satellite blasts into space", 1 June 2017
Give the podcast a listen and think about subscribing.

— scott canon, kansascity, "Deep Background: Campus controversies from Mizzou to KU to K-State", 31 May 2017
But experts who subscribe to Dawkins’s extended phenotype idea, like Vollrath at Oxford, believe that webs are more like tools the spider uses.

— joshua sokol, The Atlantic, "Does a Spider Use Its Web Like You Use Your Smartphone?", 30 May 2017
For more about Connie Dabate’s death and her husband’s double life, subscribe now to PEOPLE or pick up this week’s issue, on newsstands now.

— steve helling, PEOPLE.com, "Friend Shares Shock After a Fitbit Allegedly Helps Implicate Conn. Man in His Wife’s Murder", 29 May 2017
The internet was turned into a weapon, and by subscribing to livestreams users were wielding it in conjunction with the murderers themselves.

— jordan crucchiola, Wired News, "Unfriended and Horror's Long Tradition of Fearing New Tech", 17 Apr. 2015

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Origin and Etymology of subscribe

Middle English, from Latin subscribere, literally, to write beneath, from sub- + scribere to write — more at scribe

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First Known Use: 15th century

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Synonym Discussion of subscribe

assent, consent, accede, acquiesce, agree, subscribe mean to concur with what has been proposed. assent implies an act involving the understanding or judgment and applies to propositions or opinions. voters assented to the proposal consent involves the will or feelings and indicates compliance with what is requested or desired. consented to their daughter's going accede implies a yielding, often under pressure, of assent or consent. officials acceded to the prisoners' demands acquiesce implies tacit acceptance or forbearance of opposition. acquiesced to his boss's wishes agree sometimes implies previous difference of opinion or attempts at persuasion. finally agreed to come along subscribe implies not only consent or assent but hearty approval and active support. subscribes wholeheartedly to the idea

SUBSCRIBE Defined for English Language Learners

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