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Subscribe Pronunciation

Subscribe is pronounced suhb-SKRYB, IPA /səbˈskraɪb/.

suhb-SKRYB

US /səbˈskraɪb/  ·  UK /səbˈskraɪb/

Syllables: suhb · SKRYB (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)

verb: To pay regularly to receive something, or to agree with a view.

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Subscribe in a Sentence

  • We subscribe to two papers and read neither.
  • You can subscribe for a year or a month.
  • I do not subscribe to that theory.

Common Mispronunciations of Subscribe

Not SUB-skryb

The beat lands on the second syllable, which leaves the sub as a quick suhb. Describe and prescribe behave the same way.

Not suhb-SKREEB

The ibe ending takes the eye sound. Nothing in this family rhymes with grebe.

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