# subscribe

> English word · Verb · IPA /səbˈskɹaɪb/ · frequency rank #6,965

## Definitions
1. To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
2. To sign; to mark with one's signature as a token of consent or attestation.
3. To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.
4. To pay for the provision of a service, such as Internet access, a cell phone plan, or a streaming service.
5. To believe or agree with a theory or an idea [with to].
6. To pay money to be a member of an organization.
7. To contribute or promise to contribute money to a common fund.
8. To promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount.
9. To agree to buy shares in a company.
10. To sign away; to yield; to surrender.
11. To yield; to admit to being inferior or in the wrong.
12. To declare over one's signature; to publish.
13. To indicate interest in the communications made by a person or organization.
14. To register for notifications about an event or similar.

## Etymology
From Middle English subscriben, subskryben, from Latin subscrībere. Compare its native English equivalent underwrite.

## Easily confused with
- **subscriber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/subscribe-vs-subscriber)

## Common misspellings (14)
`sbuscribe`, `ssubscribe`, `subbscribe`, `subcsribe`, `subsccribe`, `subscirbe`, `subscrbie`, `subscribbe`, `subscrieb`, `subscrribe`, `subsrcibe`, `subsscribe`, `susbcribe`, `usbscribe`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/subscribe