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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
Verb
[-scribing, -scribed]
1. (usually foll. by to)to pay (money) as a contribution (to a charity, for a magazine, etc.) at regular intervals
2. subscribe to to give support or approval: I do not subscribe to this view [Latin subscribere to write underneath]
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"
Translations

subscribe [səbˈskraɪb] visuscribir;
to subscribe to [+ fund] → suscribir, aprobar [+ opinion]; estar de acuerdo con [+ newspaper]; suscribirse a
subscribe [səbˈskraɪb] vicotiser;
to subscribe to [+ opinion, fund] → souscrire à [+ newspaper]; s'abonner à; être abonné(e) à
subscribe [səbˈskraɪb] vispenden;
to subscribe to (opinion, theory) → sich anschließen +dat;
(fund, charity) → regelmäßig spenden an +acc;
(magazine etc) → abonnieren
subscribe [səbˈskraɪb] vicontribuire;
to subscribe to [+ opinion] → approvare, condividere [+ fund]; sottoscrivere [+ newspaper]; abbonarsi a; essere abbonato/a a

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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, skenkيَتَبَرَّعучаствам (в благотворителна дейност)upsat; přispětstøtte; bidrageGeldbetrag beisteuernσυνεισφέρωhacer donaciones, contribuir con dinero(raha) annetamaمشترك شدنavustaasouscrireלִתרוֹםचन्दा देना, अनुदान देनाskupiti prilog, dati prilogadakozikmenyumbanggefa peningasottoscrivere寄付する(...에) 기부하다duoti/aukoti pinigų, prisidėti (pinigais)ziedotmenyumbanggeldelijk steunendonere penger; bidra meddawać (na cel dobroczynny)contribuira donaжертвоватьprispieťprispevatidati prilogbidra med, skänkaบริจาคbağış yapmak捐助жертвувати грошіچندہ دیناquyên tiền, góp tiền
2 (with to) 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.intekenيَشْتَرِك في جَريدَه أو مَجَلَّهабонирам (се)předplatit siabonnereabonnierenείμαι, γράφομαι συνδρομητήςsuscribirse (a), abonarse (a)tellimaحق اشتراك پرداخت كردنtilatasouscrire à, s'abonnerלַעֲשוֹת מָנוּיग्राहक बनना, पूर्व क्रय करनाpretplatiti se, unaprijed naručitielőfizetberlangganangerast áskrifandisottoscrivere, abbonarsi講読する(신문·잡지 등을) 예약하다, 구독하다prenumeruotiabonētberlanggananzich abonnerenabonnereprenumerowaćassinara se abona, a plăti un abonament (la)подписываться на (что-л.)predplatiť sinaročiti sepretplatiti seprenumerera, abonneraจ่ายค่าเป็นสมาชิกabone olmak訂閱підписуватисяکتاب کے معینہ نسخوں کو لینے کے لیے پہلے سے پیسہ دیناđặt mua dài hạn
n subˈscriber
a person who subscribes to a charity or a magazine etc. intekenaarمُشْتَرِك في جَريدَه ، مُتَبَرِّعабонатpřispěvatel; předplatitelabonnentder/die Abonnentin, der/die Spender(in)συνδρομητήςpersona que dona dinero; suscriptor, abonadoannetaja, tellijaمشتركlahjoittaja, tilaajasouscripteur, trice, abonné/-éeמָנוּיअभिदाता, ग्राहक, उपभोक्ता, सशुल्क सदस्य, अभिदत्त, पूंजीpretplatnik, abonentadakozó; előfizetőpelangganáskrifandiabbonato; sottoscrittore, sottoscrittrice寄付者기부자; 구독자aukotojas, prenumeratoriusziedotājs; abonents; parakstītājspenyumbangintekenaar, abonneebidragsyter; abonnentofiarodawca, prenumeratorcontribuinte/assinantefilantrop; abonatподписчикprispievateľ; predplatiteľdarovalec; naročnikpretplatnikprenumerant, abonnent, bidragsgivareผู้บอกรับเป็นสมาชิกสิ่งตีพิมพ์; ผู้บริจาคabone訂戶,捐助者жертводавець; передплатникاخبار وغیرہ کا خریدارngười quyên góp tiền
n subscription [səbˈskripʃən]
1 the act of subscribing. intekeningإشْتِراك في جَريدَهабонаментpříspěvekabonnementdie Unterzeichnungεγγραφή, συνεισφοράsuscripciónannetus, tellimineعضويتavustus, tilaussouscriptionמָנוּיचंदा, शुल्कpotpisivanje, obvezivanjeadakozás; előfizetéslanggananáskriftsottoscrizione寄付기부; (주식의) 청약prenumeravimasziedojums; ziedošana; abonēšana; parakstīšanalanggananintekening, abonnementabonnering; tegningzadeklarowanie składkisubscriçãosubscripţieпожертвование; подпискаpríspevoksubskripcijapretplataprenumeration, abonnemangการสั่งซื้อabone olma捐助,預訂підписанняچندہsự 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. intekengeldتَبَرُّعтакса за абонаментpředplatnéabonnementder Beitragσυνδρομήabono, cuota (de suscripción)tellimisraha, liikmemaksحق اشتراكtilausmaksu, jäsenmaksuabonnementדְמֵי מָנוּיहस्ताक्षर, अशंदान देनाpretplataelőfizetési díjiuranáskrift, áskriftargjaldabbonamento講読料예약금, 예약 구독료prenumerata, mokestisabonēšanas/parakstīšanās maksawang langganancontributie, abonnementabonnement; kontingentprenumerata, składkasubscrição(plată a unui) abonament(подписной) взносpredplatnénaročninapretplataprenumerations-, abonnemangsavgiftจำนวนเงินค่าหนังสือabone ücreti預訂費,會費благодійний внесокرسالہ یا اخبار وغیرہ خریدنے کے لیے پہلے سے دی جانے والی قیمتkhoản tiền quyên góp

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Please to tell them so; and allow me to subscribe myself, yours respectfully,
, the 29th of October), subscribe a Declaration stating his innocence of the alleged crime: this Declaration being reserved in the Indictment--together with certain documents, papers and articles, enumerated in an Inventory--to be used in evidence against the prisoner.
By all means subscribe to charities--subscribe to them largely--but don't get carried away by absurd schemes of Social Reform.
 
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