Added 9 October 2026
subscribe
/səbˈskɹaɪb/ verb
Latin root: subscrībere Wiktionary
verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about subscribe at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
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To sign; to mark with one's signature as a token of consent or attestation.
Parties subscribe a covenant or contract; a man subscribes a bond.
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To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.
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Origin
From Middle English subscriben, subskryben, from Latin subscrībere (“write beneath”). By surface analysis, sub- + scribe. Compare its native English equivalent underwrite.
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