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sub·scribe
\\səb-ˈskrīb\\ verb
(sub·scribed ; sub·scrib·ing)transitive verb
1. to write (one's name) underneath :

sign

2.
  a. to sign (as a document) with one's own hand in token of consent or obligation
  b. to attest by signing
  c. to pledge (a gift or contribution) by writing one's name with the amount
3. to assent to :

support

intransitive verb
1. to sign one's name to a document
2.
  a. to give consent or approval to something written by signing
      unwilling to subscribe to the agreement
  b. to set one's name to a paper in token of promise to give something (as a sum of money); also : to give something in accordance with such a promise
  c. to enter one's name for a publication or service; also : to receive a periodical or service regularly on order
      subscribed to many magazines
  d. to agree to purchase and pay for securities especially of a new offering
      subscribed for 1000 shares
3. to feel favorably disposed
    I subscribe to your sentiments
Synonyms: see
• sub·scrib·er noun

subscribe
  1425, "to sign at the bottom of a document," from L. subscribere "write underneath, sign one's name," from sub "underneath" + scribere "write" (see script). The meaning "give one's consent" first recorded 1549; that of "contribute money to" 1640; and that of "become a regular buyer of a publication" 1711, all originally literal.

subscribe
sub·scribe / sEb5skraib / verb1. [V] ~ (to sth) to pay an amount of money regularly in order to receive or use sth
   定期订购(或订阅等):
   Which journals does the library subscribe to?
   图书馆订有哪些报刊？
   We subscribe to several sports channels (= on TV).
   我们付费收看好几个体育频道。
   He subscribed to a newsgroup (= on the Internet).
   他成了一个网上新闻组的用户。
2. [V] ~ (to sth) to pay money regularly to be a member of an organization or to support a charity
   定期交纳(会员费)；定期(向慈善机构)捐款；定期捐助:
   He subscribes regularly to Amnesty International.
   他定期向大赦国际捐款。
3. [V] ~ (for sth) (finance 财) to apply to buy shares in a company
   认购(股份)
⇨ see also

oversubscribed

4. [VN] [usually passive] to apply to take part in an activity, use a service, etc.
   申请；预订；报名:
   The tour of Edinburgh is fully subscribed.
   去爱丁堡旅游的名额已经满了。
 PHRASAL VERBS 
▪ sub'scribe to sth (formal)
   to agree with or support an opinion, a theory, etc.
   同意；赞成
   SYN 

believe in sth

:
   The authorities no longer subscribe to the view that disabled people are unsuitable as teachers.
   当局不再支持残疾人不适宜做教师的观点。

sub·scribe
\səbzˈkrīb, -bˈsk-\ verb
Etymology: Middle English subscriben, from Latin subscribere, from sub- + scribere to write — more at
transitive verb
1. : to write (as one's name) underneath : sign (one's name) to a document
2.
 a. : to sign with one's own hand : give consent to or bind oneself to the terms of (something written) by appending one's name
 b. : to attest by appending one's name
  < officers subscribe their official acts >
 c. obsolete : to sign away : ,
 d.
  (1) : to promise to give
   < each man subscribed ten dollars >
  (2) :
   < each subscribing … that which it can do best — W.J.Haley >
3. chiefly Britain : to give support to or concur in : ,
 < unable to … subscribe their beliefs — T.E.Lawrence >
4. obsolete : to declare with or as if with signature :
 < I will subscribe him a coward — Shakespeare >
intransitive verb
1. : to sign one's name to a letter or other document
2.
 a. : to give approval to something written by signing — often used with to
  < found him unwilling to subscribe to the agreement >
 b. : to set one's name to a paper in token of promise to give something (as a sum of money); also : to give something in pursuance of a promise so made
 c.
  (1) : to enter one's name for a publication (as a book or newspaper) or service — usually used with for and sometimes with to
  (2) : to agree to take and pay for something (as stock) by signing one's name to a formal agreement; especially : to make a signed application for securities of a new offering — usually used with for
   < subscribed for 1000 shares >
3. obsolete : to become surety
4. obsolete : ,
5.
 a. : to be in accord : , — usually used with to
  < subscribe to a doctrine >
 b. : ,
  < subscribe to the masculine gender >

Synonyms: see