French word

souscrire

Pronunciation

IPA/suskʁiʁ/

Meaning

  • verbsubscribe to ___

Example

Tu as déjà souscrit à ce magazine ?

Have you already subscribed to this magazine?

Illustration for souscrire (subscribe to ___)

More examples

Je vais souscrire un abonnement en ligne ce soir.

I am going to take out a subscription online tonight.

Core concept

A pen moving beneath agreed terms as a person joins a service and accepts its obligations.

Common phrases

  • souscrire un abonnement

    take out a subscription

  • souscrire à un magazine

    subscribe to a magazine

  • souscrire une assurance

    take out insurance

Similar words

s'abonner: To subscribe to a publication or service with regular payments.
s'inscrire: To register for a course, event, or service by providing personal details.

Definition in French

S'engager formellement envers un service ou un contrat en acceptant ses termes et en prenant éventuellement une obligation financière.

Word origin

Souscrire comes through Old French from Latin subscribere, formed from sub, 'under', and scribere, 'write', referring to signing beneath a text before meaning formal agreement.

Usage tips

  • In this sense, souscrire commonly takes à: souscrire à un magazine, à une assurance, or à un contrat.

Other meanings

  • take out ___verb

Opposites

  • résiliercancelverb
  • se désabonnerunsubscribeverb

Related words

  • souscriptionsubscriptionnoun
  • souscripteursubscribernoun

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