verb
subscribe
suhb-SKRYB
verb
1
To sign up to regularly receive a publication or service, often for a fee.
"I subscribed to the magazine for a year."
"She subscribed to the streaming service to watch the new series."
2
To agree with or support an idea or theory.
"He doesn't subscribe to that theory of economics."
How to Use Subscribe
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo sign up for something ongoing, or to agree with a viewpoint.
Common pairings
subscribe to a channel
subscribe to a theory
subscribe to a newsletter
Word Forms
subscribed past tense, subscribes singular
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Etymology
From Latin subscrībere, "to write beneath" — the same idea as underwriting, signing your name below something.