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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Or maybe you subscribe to five streaming services but really only use three.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
"I would gladly subscribe to Meta One, but only if it genuinely offers unlimited access."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Most EMs subscribe to the International Monetary Fund’s data standards and regularly release macroeconomic, fiscal, and debt data.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
And will he subscribe to a news outlet to keep investigative work like Rachel’s alive and well?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
I first saw that picture in the daily digital news feed our history teacher made us subscribe to, and I think it might be the loneliest picture I’ve ever seen.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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