Subscribe Meaning
/səbˈskɹaɪb/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
verbTo sign; to mark with one's signature as a token of consent or attestation.
Sentence Examples
At home we subscribe to the Asahi Shimbun.
Do you subscribe to any magazines?
CEFR Practice Quiz
She decided to ____ to the magazine's online edition for a year.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I decided to ____ to a monthly science magazine to stay informed about the latest research findings.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English subscriben, subskryben, from Latin subscrībere (“write beneath”). Compare its native English equivalent underwrite.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[They] subscribed their names under them."
— c. 1510, Thomas More, The Life of Pico della Mirandola:
"[…] although the will is holographic, and a holographic instrument cannot be admitted to probate where testator told the subscribing witnesses that it was not his will, […]"
— 1906, The New York Supplement, page 729:
"Commission to take testimony: testimony of subscribing witnesses may be taken by commission […]"
— 1957, Estates of Incompetent Veterans: Hearings Before the United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, page 1968:
"[E]very officer who shall hereafter be appointed, shall, before he enters on the duties of his office, subscribe these rules and regulations."
— 1806, US Articles of War:
"All the bishops subscribed the sentence."
— 1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She decided to ____ to the magazine's online edition for a year.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I decided to ____ to a monthly science magazine to stay informed about the latest research findings.