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subscribe
What does subscribe mean?
subscribe (verb): to pay for the provision of a service, such as Internet access, a cell phone plan, or a streaming service.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use subscribe in a sentence?
- I subscribed to this streaming service years ago. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce subscribe?
/səbˈskɹaɪb/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does subscribe come from?
From Middle English subscriben, subskryben, from Latin subscrībere (“write beneath”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “subscribe” mean?
to make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity
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to rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction
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to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench
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to pay for the provision of a service, such as Internet access, a cell phone plan, or a streaming service
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