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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Around 31,000 public-safety agencies subscribe to FirstNet, and it has successfully kept first responders connected through several major emergencies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Now, those adults have purchasing power to buy tickets or subscribe to streaming platforms.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
There’s a theory many chart watchers subscribe to about how the roles of technical support and resistance can reverse.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
It also advised the public not to purchase Starlink terminal equipment or subscribe to its services, as doing so would be illegal.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Even families making less than $30,000 a year subscribe to the American dream; more than half say they have achieved it or will do so.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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