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subscribe (v.) early 15c., "to sign at the bottom of a document," from L. subscribere "write underneath, sign one's name," from sub "underneath" (see SUB- (Cf. sub-)) + scribere "write" (see SCRIPT (Cf. script)). 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.

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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

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