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| sub·scribe [ səb skrb ] (past and past participle sub·scribed, present participle sub·scrib·ing, 3rd person present singular sub·scribes) |
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1. intransitive verb make advance payment: to agree to pay for and receive or use something over a fixed period of time, e.g. a periodical, series of books, or set of tickets to musical or dramatic performances
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2. transitive and intransitive verb promise to give money regularly: to pledge to make regular donations to something, especially a charity
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3. transitive and intransitive verb guarantee to invest in something: to promise to pay for something when it will occur, e.g. the financing of a new business or a new issue of stock
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4. intransitive verb support view: to support or believe in a theory or view
  those who subscribe to progressive ideals
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5. intransitive verb online put name on mailing list: to add your name and e-mail address to a mailing list in order to receive messages from a website automatically, with or without charge
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6. transitive verb law sign name on legal document: to sign a legal document to indicate agreement or approval of its terms
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| [15th century. < Latin subscribere "write underneath" < scribere "write"] |
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| sub·scrib·er noun |
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