subscribe

Universal Words verb 1 [V] ~ (to sth) to pay money, normally once a year, to receive regular copies of a newspaper, magazine, etc: Which journals does the library subscribe to? 2 [V] ~ (to sth) to pay money regularly to be a member of an organization or to support a charity: He subscribes regularly to Amnesty International. 3 [V] ~ (for sth) (finance) to apply to buy shares in a company seealsoOVERSUBSCRIBED 4 [VN] [usuallypassive] to apply to take part in an activity, use a service, etc: The tour of Edinburgh is fully subscribed. PHRASALVERBS subscribe to sth (formal) to agree with or support an opinion, a theory, etc: The authorities no longer subscribe to the view that disabled people are unsuitable as teachers.