Origin: Latin prefix sub-
Subscribe has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.
"After years of buying issues at the newsstand, I finally decided to subscribe to the local paper so it arrives every morning in my mailbox."
In plain English: To subscribe means to agree to receive regular updates or content from someone, usually by paying money for it.
"I subscribe to a monthly magazine that arrives at my doorstep."
Usage: Subscribe means to arrange regular delivery of publications like newspapers or magazines rather than purchasing individual issues. You typically pay in advance and receive the items automatically until you cancel your subscription.
Subscribe comes from the Latin word subscrībere, which literally means to write underneath. The term entered Middle English as a way of signing one's name beneath a document to indicate agreement or financial commitment.