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to subscribe

to subscribe

57 3.9
Support a belief or idea
  • verb
  • /səbˈskraɪb/
translation icon : compartir
  • It pays off not to subscribe to an eye for an eye.
  • subscribe to the view
  • subscribe to the notion
  • subscribe to the idea

I don't subscribe to this point of view.

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Examples

  • Hundreds of thousands subscribe to his online lectures.

  • For the most part, however, officials subscribe to the notion that conservation areas are no place for people.

    Academic text (2011)
  • But this is the one I subscribe to.

  • At least many Japanese now seem to subscribe to that view.

    Academic text (1991)
  • I do not subscribe to old wives' tales.

  • I don't subscribe to this point of view.

  • And they know I don't subscribe to those values as much.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • They say you should drink water, but I subscribe to the law of contrary public opinion.

  • Setting aside those who are indifferent, the other two camps subscribe to divergent interpretations of Southern history.

    Academic text (2008)
  • I don't subscribe to this point of view, as I believe there are better alternatives.

Synonyms

to agree
vsto subscribe
1.0

Have the same opinion or say yes

is broader, involving help or backing and not only sharing an opinion
to support
vsto subscribe
1.0

Give help to a person or idea

is about personal acceptance of beliefs rather than giving practical help
to follow
vsto subscribe
1.0

To act according to rules, advice, or beliefs

is about personal acceptance of a belief without necessarily acting on it
to espouse
vsto subscribe
  • Formal
52 7.8

To accept and support a belief, cause, or way of life

is a general acceptance of a belief without fully making it one's own

Antonyms

1.0

Have a different opinion from someone

Phrasal Verbs

To pay to get a magazine or online service regularly

How Strongly

to endorse
183 4.2
to support
1.0
to subscribe
57 3.9
to agree
1.0
to accept
1.3

Surface Forms

subscribe infinitive
subscribed past
subscribed past participle
subscribing present participle
subscribes third person singular

Morphology

subscribe = scribe (opaque) = sub + scribe

The sense 'agree with' is a metaphorical extension from 'signing' and is not directly inferable from 'sub' + 'scribe' for many learners.

Etymology

Subscribe comes from the Latin parts sub- ('under') and scribere ('to write'), which meant 'to write under' as a sign of support. So to subscribe to an idea is like 'writing under' it — showing you agree with or support that belief.