subscribe
/səbˈskɹaɪb/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.
verb
To pay for the provision of a service, such as Internet access, a cell phone plan, or a streaming service.
verb
To believe or agree with a theory or an idea [with to].
verb
To pay money to be a member of an organization.
Example Sentences
- "[They] subscribed their names under them."
- "[…] although the will is holographic, and a holographic instrument cannot be admitted to probate where testator told the subscribing witnesses that it was not his will, […]"
- "Commission to take testimony: testimony of subscribing witnesses may be taken by commission […]"
- "Parties subscribe a covenant or contract; a man subscribes a bond."
- "Officers subscribe their official acts, and secretaries and clerks subscribe copies or records."
- "[E]very officer who shall hereafter be appointed, shall, before he enters on the duties of his office, subscribe these rules and regulations."
Etymology
From Middle English subscriben, subskryben, from Latin subscrībere (“write beneath”). By surface analysis, sub- + scribe. Compare its native English equivalent underwrite.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: subscriben, subscrībō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /səbˈskɹaɪb/