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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The Department for Communities confirmed it remained subscribed to X and said there were "no plans" to stop using the platform.
From BBC
There is no evidence to suggest Morgan subscribed to any particular ideology or was a member of a banned group, such as Islamic State or National Action.
From BBC
As of Friday morning, Grok was telling users asking it to alter images uploaded to X that "image generation and editing are currently limited to paying subscribers", adding users "can subscribe to unlock these features".
From BBC
Replying to users Friday on Musk’s social media platform X, Grok posted: "Image generation and editing are currently limited to paying subscribers. You can subscribe to unlock these features."
From Barron's
It adds users "can subscribe to unlock these features".
From BBC
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