/ səbˈskraɪb; NAmE / verb
1.
[ v ] subscribe (to sth) to pay an amount of money regularly in order to receive or use sth :
Which journals does the library subscribe to?
We subscribe to several sports channels (= on TV) .
He subscribed to a newsgroup (= on the Internet) .
2.
[ v ] subscribe (to sth) to pay money regularly to be a member of an organization or to support a charity :
He subscribes regularly to Amnesty International.
3.
[ v ] subscribe (for sth) ( finance ) to apply to buy shares in a company
—see also oversubscribed
4.
[ vn ] [ usually passive ] to apply to take part in an activity, use a service, etc. :
The tour of Edinburgh is fully subscribed.
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PHRASAL VERBS
- subscribe to sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense sign at the bottom of a document ): from Latin subscribere , from sub- under + scribere write.