subscribe to
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Contract to receive and pay for a given number of issues of a periodical, for tickets to a series of performances, or for a utility service. For example, We subscribe to the local paper , or Betty and I have been subscribing to this concert series for years , or We have no choice; we have to subscribe to the local power company .
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Feel or express approval of, as in I subscribe to your opinion but I don't think Donald does . [Mid-1500s]
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Promise to pay or contribute money to, as in We subscribe to many charities . [Mid-1600s] All of these usages come from subscribe in the sense of “sign one's name to something, such as a pledge.”
Example Sentences
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Cable news networks have made an aggressive push into podcasting, as they need to reach the growing number of consumers who no longer subscribe to pay TV.
From Los Angeles Times
Artists can subscribe to any combination of the three, though the booking agent is the foundation.
From Los Angeles Times
“I subscribe to that theory on game day.”
From Los Angeles Times
Last year, along with BBC Sport, ITV also agreed a four-year deal that means the sport remains accessible to a far wider audience than just those who subscribe to pay services.
From BBC
The Department for Communities confirmed it remained subscribed to X and said there were "no plans" to stop using the platform.
From BBC
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