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abonner

subscribe

verb ah-boh-NEH Rare
Communication Media

Also means

take out a subscription for

Usage Note

Abonner is typically used reflexively: s'abonner à a magazine, streaming service, or newsletter means 'to subscribe to' it. The noun abonnement means 'subscription', and un abonné is 'a subscriber'. Non-reflexive use ('abonner quelqu'un') means to take out a subscription on someone else's behalf.

Examples

"Je me suis abonné à cette chaîne hier."

Natural Translation

I subscribed to that channel yesterday.

Literal Translation

I myself-subscribed to that channel yesterday.

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