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Grammar : Verb
Spell : suh b-skrahyb
Phonetic Transcription : səbˈskraɪb



Definition of subscribe

Origin :
  • early 15c., "to sign at the bottom of a document," from Latin subscribere "write underneath, sign one's name," from sub "underneath" (see sub-) + scribere "write" (see script (n.)). The meaning "give one's consent" first recorded 1540s; that of "contribute money to" 1630s; and that of "become a regular buyer of a publication" 1711, all originally literal. Related: Subscribed; subscribing.
  • verb pay for use; contribute
  • verb agree
Example sentences :
  • Now is the time to subscribe, as these Premiums will be offered for a limited time only.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various
  • Don't advise me, my dear, to subscribe to my mother's prohibition of correspondence with you.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • I took the precaution to subscribe to no other newspaper than the Moniteur.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs Of The Court Of Marie Antoinette, Queen Of France, Complete » by Madame Campan
  • I subscribe (most humbly) to his suggestions, especially his second.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge » by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • He's better than a newspaper because it don't cost a cent to subscribe to him.
  • Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
  • They subscribe for newspapers; they amuse themselves with frequent theatricals.
  • Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
  • We can get them from the newsstand but I would like to subscribe for them.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 » by Various
  • The people are compelled to subscribe to the cause, whether they like it or not.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • I do not care enough for you to subscribe to your religion and your laws.
  • Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers
  • I subscribe myself to the advancement of science and Science Fiction.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various

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