subscribe

CEFRB1

/səbˈskɹaɪb/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To pay regularly to receive a service or publication.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.

Examples

  • At home we subscribe to the Asahi Shimbun.

  • Do you subscribe to any magazines?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To sign; to mark with one's signature as a token of consent or attestation.

  2. To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).

  3. To pay for the provision of a service, such as Internet access, a cell phone plan, or a streaming service.

More examples

In context

  • Officers subscribe their official acts, and secretaries and clerks subscribe copies or records.

  • Parties subscribe a covenant or contract; a man subscribes a bond.

  • Would you like to subscribe or subscribe a friend to our new magazine, Lexicography Illustrated?

Synonyms

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She decided to blank to the magazine's online edition for a year.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English subscriben, subskryben, from Latin subscrībere (“write beneath”). Compare its native English equivalent underwrite.