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sub·scribe  (sb-skrb)
v. sub·scribed, sub·scrib·ing, sub·scribes
v.tr.
1. To pledge or contribute (a sum of money).
2. To sign (one's name) at the end of a document.
3. To sign one's name to in attestation, testimony, or consent: subscribe a will.
4. To authorize (someone) to receive or access electronic texts or services, especially over the Internet.
v.intr.
1.
a. To contract to receive and pay for a certain number of issues of a publication, for tickets to a series of events or performances, or for a utility service, for example.
b. To receive or be allowed to access electronic texts or services by subscription.
2. To promise to pay or contribute money: subscribe to a charity.
3. To feel or express hearty approval: I subscribe to your opinion. See Synonyms at assent.
4. To sign one's name.
5. To affix one's signature to a document as a witness or to show consent.

[Middle English subscriben, to sign, from Latin subscrbere : sub-, sub- + scrbere, to write; see skrbh- in Indo-European roots.]

sub·scriber n.

subscribe [səbˈskraɪb]
vb
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (usually foll by to) to pay or promise to pay (a sum of money) as a contribution (to a fund or charity, for a magazine, etc.), esp at regular intervals
2. (Law) to inscribe or sign (one's name, etc.) at the end of a contract, will, or other document
3. (intr; foll by to) to give support or approval to subscribe to the theory of transubstantiation
[from Latin subscrībere to write underneath, from sub- + scrībere to write]
subscriber  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.subscribe - offer to buy, as of stocks and shares; "The broker subscribed 500 shares"
investing, investment - the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
bid, tender, offer - propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
2.subscribe - mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here"
write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"
rubricate - sign with a mark instead of a name
3.subscribe - adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion"
agree, concur, concord, hold - be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"
4.subscribe - pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals; "I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station"
donate - give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"
5.subscribe - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day"
buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"

subscribe
verb
1. support, agree, advocate, consent, endorse, countenance, acquiesce I've personally never subscribed to the view.
2. pay a subscription, read regularly, buy regularly, take, take regularly You can also subscribe to the newspaper.
3. contribute, give, donate, chip in (informal) I subscribe to a few favourable charities.
Translations
subscribe [səbˈskraɪb]
A. VI
1. to subscribe to
1.1. (= buy, pay for) [+ magazine, newspaper] → su(b)scribirse or abonarse a; [+ e-mail list] → su(b)scribirse a
he subscribes to a pay TV channelestá abonado a un canal de televisión de pago
1.2. (= contribute to) [+ charity, good cause] → contribuir con
1.3. (= share) I've personally never subscribed to that viewyo personalmente nunca he sido de esa opinión
I don't subscribe to the idea that money should be given to people like thatyo no soy partidario de que se dé dinero a gente como esa
2. to subscribe for [+ stocks, shares] → su(b)scribir
subscribed capital (Comm) → capital m su(b)scrito
B. VT
1. (= contribute) [+ money] → donar
2. (= apply for) the share issue was heavily subscribedla oferta de venta de acciones ha tenido mucha demanda
the language courses are all fully subscribedla matrícula de los cursos de idiomas está completa
3. (frm) [+ signature] → poner; [+ document] → su(b)scribir

subscribe [səbˈskraɪb] vi
to subscribe for shares → souscrire des actions
(online, to mailing list etc)s'inscrire, s'abonner
subscribe to
vt fus
(= agree with) [+ opinion, belief, theory] → souscrire à
(= contribute to) [+ charity, campaign, fund] → faire des dons à
[+ newspaper, magazine] (= take out subscription to) → s'abonner à (= be subscriber to) → être abonné(e) à

subscribe
vt moneyzeichnen (form); (to appeal) → spenden (to für); to subscribe one’s signature or name to a document (form)ein Dokument (unter)zeichnen
vi
(= contribute, promise to contribute)spenden, geben (→ to +dat); to subscribe to an appealsich an einer Spendenaktion beteiligen; to subscribe for a bookein Buch vorbestellen; to subscribe for shares in a companyAktien einer Gesellschaft zeichnen
(to e-mail list) → sich anmelden; to subscribe to a magazine etceine Zeitschrift etc abonnieren
(= support) to subscribe to something (to proposal)etw gutheißen, etw billigen; to opinion, theorysich einer Sache (dat)anschließen

subscribe [səbˈskraɪb]
1. vi to subscribe to (magazine) → abbonarsi a; (fund) → sottoscrivere; (opinion) → condividere, approvare
to subscribe for (shares) → sottoscrivere
2. vt (money) → devolvere

subscribe [səbˈskraɪb]
1. vi to subscribe to (magazine) → abbonarsi a; (fund) → sottoscrivere; (opinion) → condividere, approvare
to subscribe for (shares) → sottoscrivere
2. vt (money) → devolvere

subscribe
v subscribe [səbˈskraib]
1 to give money, with other people, to a charity or other cause He subscribes to a lot of charities; We each subscribed $1 towards the present. gee, skenk يَتَبَرَّع участвам (в благотворителна дейност) upsat; přispět støtte; bidrage Geldbetrag beisteuern συνεισφέρω hacer donaciones, contribuir con dinero (raha) annetama مشترك شدن avustaa souscrire לִתרוֹם चन्दा देना, अनुदान देना skupiti prilog, dati prilog adakozik menyumbang gefa peninga sottoscrivere 寄付する 기부하다 duoti/aukoti pinigų, prisidėti (pinigais) ziedot menyumbang geldelijk steunen donere penger; bidra med dawać (na cel dobroczynny) contribuir a dona жертвовать prispieť prispevati dati prilog bidra med, skänka บริจาค bağış yapmak 捐助 жертвувати гроші چندہ دینا quyên tiền, góp tiền
2 (withto) to promise to receive and pay for a series of issues of (a magazine etc) I've been subscribing to that magazine for four years. inteken يَشْتَرِك في جَريدَه أو مَجَلَّه абонирам (се) předplatit si abonnere abonnieren είμαι, γράφομαι συνδρομητής suscribirse (a), abonarse (a) tellima حق اشتراك پرداخت كردن tilata souscrire à, s'abonner לַעֲשוֹת מָנוּי ग्राहक बनना, पूर्व क्रय करना pretplatiti se, unaprijed naručiti előfizet berlangganan gerast áskrifandi sottoscrivere, abbonarsi 講読する (잡지 등을) 구독신청하다 prenumeruoti abonēt berlangganan zich abonneren abonnere prenumerować assinar a se abona, a plăti un abonament (la) подписываться на (что-л.) predplatiť si naročiti se pretplatiti se prenumerera, abonnera จ่ายค่าเป็นสมาชิก abone olmak 訂閱 підписуватися کتاب کے معینہ نسخوں کو لینے کے لیے پہلے سے پیسہ دینا đặt mua dài hạn
n subˈscriber
a person who subscribes to a charity or a magazine etc. intekenaar مُشْتَرِك في جَريدَه ، مُتَبَرِّع абонат přispěvatel; předplatitel abonnent der/die Abonnentin, der/die Spender(in) συνδρομητής persona que dona dinero; suscriptor, abonado annetaja, tellija مشترك lahjoittaja, tilaaja souscripteur, trice, abonné/-ée מָנוּי अभिदाता, ग्राहक, उपभोक्ता, सशुल्क सदस्य, अभिदत्त, पूंजी pretplatnik, abonent adakozó; előfizető pelanggan áskrifandi abbonato; sottoscrittore, sottoscrittrice 寄付者 기부자 aukotojas, prenumeratorius ziedotājs; abonents; parakstītājs penyumbang intekenaar, abonnee bidragsyter; abonnent ofiarodawca, prenumerator contribuinte/assinante filantrop; abonat подписчик prispievateľ; predplatiteľ darovalec; naročnik pretplatnik prenumerant, abonnent, bidragsgivare ผู้บอกรับเป็นสมาชิกสิ่งตีพิมพ์; ผู้บริจาค abone 訂戶,捐助者 жертводавець; передплатник اخبار وغیرہ کا خریدار người quyên góp tiền
n subscription [səbˈskripʃən]
1 the act of subscribing. intekening إشْتِراك في جَريدَه абонамент příspěvek abonnement die Unterzeichnung εγγραφή, συνεισφορά suscripción annetus, tellimine عضويت avustus, tilaus souscription מָנוּי चंदा, शुल्क potpisivanje, obvezivanje adakozás; előfizetés langganan áskrift sottoscrizione 寄付 기부, 구독신청 prenumeravimas ziedojums; ziedošana; abonēšana; parakstīšana langganan intekening, abonnement abonnering; tegning zadeklarowanie składki subscrição subscripţie пожертвование; подписка príspevok subskripcija pretplata prenumeration, abonnemang การสั่งซื้อ abone olma 捐助,預訂 підписання چندہ sự quyên góp,sự dặt mua dài hạn
2 a sum of money that is subscribed eg for receiving a magazine, for a membership of a club etc. intekengeld تَبَرُّع такса за абонамент předplatné abonnement der Beitrag συνδρομή abono, cuota (de suscripción) tellimisraha, liikmemaks حق اشتراك tilausmaksu, jäsenmaksu abonnement דְמֵי מָנוּי हस्ताक्षर, अशंदान देना pretplata előfizetési díj iuran áskrift, áskriftargjald abbonamento 講読料 예약금 prenumerata, mokestis abonēšanas/parakstīšanās maksa wang langganan contributie, abonnement abonnement; kontingent prenumerata, składka subscrição (plată a unui) abonament (подписной) взнос predplatné naročnina pretplata prenumerations-, abonnemangsavgift จำนวนเงินค่าหนังสือ abone ücreti 預訂費,會費 благодійний внесок رسالہ یا اخبار وغیرہ خریدنے کے لیے پہلے سے دی جانے والی قیمت khoản tiền quyên góp


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