French word

abonner

Pronunciation

IPA/abone/

Meaning

  • verbsubscribe to ___

Example

Je vais m'abonner à ce magazine.

I am going to subscribe to this magazine.

Illustration for abonner (subscribe to ___)

More examples

Elle va abonner son frère au service de streaming.

She is going to subscribe her brother to the streaming service.

Core concept

A standing arrangement that keeps chosen issues, services, or content coming to a person.

Common phrases

  • s'abonner à

    subscribe to

  • s'abonner au journal

    subscribe to the newspaper

  • abonner quelqu'un à un service

    subscribe someone to a service

Similar words

s'abonner: Signs up for regular delivery of a magazine or access to a service.
souscrire: Takes out a paid contract for a service, insurance, or similar coverage.
s'inscrire: Records personal details to join an event or membership program.
se désabonner: Ends a subscription or membership through the required procedure.

Definition in French

Effectuer l'inscription permettant de recevoir périodiquement un magazine, un service en ligne ou d'autres contenus; peut aussi désigner l'action d'abonner quelqu'un.

Word origin

The verb abonner comes from Old French abonner, related to bon in the sense of making a favorable arrangement, and later developed its subscription sense.

Usage tips

  • For subscribing, French normally uses the pronominal form s'abonner à, while abonner quelqu'un à means enrolling another person.

Other meanings

  • subscribe ___ to ___verb

Opposites

  • désabonnerunsubscribeverb

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