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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  subscribe
       
           To request to receive messages posted to a
          mailing list or newsgroup.  In contrast to the mundane use
          of the word this is often free of charge.
       
          (1997-03-27)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Subscribe \Sub*scribe"\, v. i.
     1. To sign one's name to a letter or other document. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To give consent to something written, by signing one's
        name; hence, to assent; to agree.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              So spake, so wished, much humbled Eve; but Fate
              Subscribed not.                       --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To become surely; -- with for. [R.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To yield; to admit one's self to be inferior or in the
        wrong. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I will subscribe, and say I wronged the duke.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To set one's name to a paper in token of promise to give a
        certain sum.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To enter one's name for a newspaper, a book, etc.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Subscribe \Sub*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subscribed; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Subscribing.] [L. subscribere, subscriptum;
     sub under + scribere to write: cf. F. souscrire. See
     Scribe.]
     1. To write underneath, as one's name; to sign (one's name)
        to a document.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              [They] subscribed their names under them. --Sir T.
                                                    More.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To sign with one's own hand; to give consent to, as
        something written, or to bind one's self to the terms of,
        by writing one's name beneath; as, parties subscribe a
        covenant or contract; a man subscribes a bond.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All the bishops subscribed the sentence. --Milman.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To attest by writing one's name beneath; as, officers
        subscribe their official acts, and secretaries and clerks
        subscribe copies or records.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount;
        as, each man subscribed ten dollars.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To sign away; to yield; to surrender. [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To declare over one's signature; to publish. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Either or must shortly hear from him, or I will
              subscribe him a coward.               --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Subscribe \Sub*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subscribed; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Subscribing.] [L. subscribere, subscriptum;
     sub under + scribere to write: cf. F. souscrire. See
     Scribe.]
     1. To write underneath, as one's name; to sign (one's name)
        to a document.
  
              [They] subscribed their names under them. --Sir T.
                                                    More.
  
     2. To sign with one's own hand; to give consent to, as
        something written, or to bind one's self to the terms of,
        by writing one's name beneath; as, parties subscribe a
        covenant or contract; a man subscribes a bond.
  
              All the bishops subscribed the sentence. --Milman.
  
     3. To attest by writing one's name beneath; as, officers
        subscribe their official acts, and secretaries and clerks
        subscribe copies or records.
  
     4. To promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount;
        as, each man subscribed ten dollars.
  
     5. To sign away; to yield; to surrender. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     6. To declare over one's signature; to publish. [Obs.]
  
              Either or must shortly hear from him, or I will
              subscribe him a coward.               --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Subscribe \Sub*scribe"\, v. i.
     1. To sign one's name to a letter or other document. --Shak.
  
     2. To give consent to something written, by signing one's
        name; hence, to assent; to agree.
  
              So spake, so wished, much humbled Eve; but Fate
              Subscribed not.                       --Milton.
  
     3. To become surely; -- with for. [R.] --Shak.
  
     4. To yield; to admit one's self to be inferior or in the
        wrong. [Obs.]
  
              I will subscribe, and say I wronged the duke.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     5. To set one's name to a paper in token of promise to give a
        certain sum.
  
     6. To enter one's name for a newspaper, a book, etc.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  subscribe
       v 1: offer to buy, as of stocks and shares; "The broker
            subscribed 500 shares"
       2: mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She
          signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here"
          [syn: sign]
       3: adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion"
          [syn: support]
       4: pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or
          service, especially at regular intervals; "I pledged $10 a
          month to my favorite radio station" [syn: pledge]
       5: receive or obtain by regular payment; "We take the Times
          every day" [syn: subscribe to, take]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  subscribe
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 εγγράφω σε λίστα συνδρομητών κ.λπ.
     2 συνυπογράφω, συμφωνώ απόλυτα με μια ιδέα, θεωρία, πρόταση
     3 (''χρηματιστήριο'') συμφωνώ να πάρω μετοχές μιας εισηγμένος
  εταιρίας

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  subscribe
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: subscribir)
     vb.
     1 (lb en ergative) To sign up to have copy of a publication, such as
  a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.
     2 To pay for the provision of a service, such as Internet access or a
  cell phone plan.
     3 To believe or agree with a theory or an idea {q|used with (m en
  to)}.
     4 To pay money to be a member of an organization.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To contribute or promise to contribute money
  to a common fund.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  subscribe
     vb.
     1 (lb en ergative) To sign up to have copy of a publication, such as
  a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.
     2 To pay for the provision of a service, such as Internet access or a
  cell phone plan.
     3 To believe or agree with a theory or an idea {q|used with (m en
  to)}.
     4 To pay money to be a member of an organization.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To contribute or promise to contribute money
  to a common fund.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  subscribe
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: subscribir)
     vb.
     1 (lb en ergative) To sign up to have copy of a publication, such as
  a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.
     2 To pay for the provision of a service, such as Internet access or a
  cell phone plan.
     3 To believe or agree with a theory or an idea {q|used with (m en
  to)}.
     4 To pay money to be a member of an organization.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To contribute or promise to contribute money
  to a common fund.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  subscribe
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: subscribir)
     vb.
     1 (lb en ergative) To sign up to have copy of a publication, such as
  a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.
     2 To pay for the provision of a service, such as Internet access or a
  cell phone plan.
     3 To believe or agree with a theory or an idea {q|used with (m en
  to)}.
     4 To pay money to be a member of an organization.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To contribute or promise to contribute money
  to a common fund.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  subscribe
     Espanja vb.
     (es-v-taivm 3 subscrib e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  subscribe
     Engelska vb.
     1 signera, skriva under (på)
     2 (tagg: text=med to: "subscribe to") abonnera, prenumerera
     3 (tagg: text=med to: "subscribe to") vara anhängare till,
  eller acceptera, en idé; tro på

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Subscribe /səbskɹˈaɪb/
  إشترك

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  subscribe //səbˈskɹaɪb// 
  1. приемам
  to believe or agree with an idea
  2. подписвам
  to sign at the bottom of a document
  3. абони́рам, абонирам
  to sign up to receive a publication