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Idioms & Phrases

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  1. Contract to receive and pay for a given number of issues of a periodical, for tickets to a series of performances, or for a utility service. For example, We subscribe to the local paper, or Betty and I have been subscribing to this concert series for years, or We have no choice; we have to subscribe to the local power company.

  2. Feel or express approval of, as in I subscribe to your opinion but I don't think Donald does. [Mid-1500s]

  3. Promise to pay or contribute money to, as in We subscribe to many charities. [Mid-1600s] All of these usages come from subscribe in the sense of "sign one's name to something, such as a pledge."

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Subscribe to is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
WordNet
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verb
receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" [syn: subscribe
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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