subscribe

v 1: off to buy, as of stocks and shares: "The broker subscribed

500 shares"

2: mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She

signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here"

[syn: {sign}]

3: adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion"

[syn: {stand}, {support}]

4: receive or obtain by regular payment; "We take the Times

every day" [syn: {subscribe to}, {take}]

subscribe

To request to receive messages posted to a

{mailing list} or {newsgroup}. In contrast to the mundane use

of the word this is often free of charge.

(1997-03-27)