SUBSCRIBE


Meaning of SUBSCRIBE in English

■ verb

1》 (usu. ~ to ) arrange to receive something, especially a periodical, regularly by paying in advance.

↘contribute or undertake to contribute a sum of money to a project or cause.

↘apply to participate in.

↘apply for an issue of shares.

↘(of a bookseller) agree before publication to take (a certain number of copies of a book).

2》 ( ~ to ) feel agreement with (an idea or proposal).

3》 formal sign (a will, contract, etc.).

↘( ~ oneself ) archaic sign oneself as.

Derivatives

~r noun

Origin

ME (in the sense 'sign at the bottom of a document'): from L. subscript- , ~re , from sub- 'under' + scribere 'write'.

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