SUBSCRIBE


Meaning of SUBSCRIBE in English

sub ‧ scribe /səbˈskraɪb/ BrE AmE verb

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: subscribere , from scribere 'to write' ]

1 . [intransitive] to pay money, usually once a year, to have copies of a newspaper or magazine sent to you, or to have some other service

subscribe to

You can subscribe to the magazine for as little as $32 a year.

2 . [intransitive] British English to pay money regularly to be a member of an organization or to help its work

subscribe to

She subscribes to an environmental action group.

3 . [intransitive] to agree to buy or pay for ↑ share s

subscribe for

Each employee may subscribe for up to £2,000 worth of shares.

subscribe to something phrasal verb formal

if you subscribe to an idea, you agree with it or support it

subscribe to the view/belief/theory etc

I have never subscribed to the view that schooldays are the happiest days of your life.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.