- aˈscribe sth to sth
- phrasal verb
formalto believe that something is the cause of something elseTheir defeat was ascribed to a poor defence.[/ex]
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aˈscribe sth to sth
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subˈscribe to sth — phrasal verb to agree with an idea … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
subscribe — sub‧scribe [səbˈskraɪb] verb 1. [intransitive] to pay money regularly in order to have a newspaper or magazine sent to you, or to receive a broadcasting, telephone, or Internet service: subscribe to • Which Internet Service Provider do you… … Financial and business terms
describe — de|scribe W1S1 [dıˈskraıb] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: describere, from scribere to write ] 1.) to say what something or someone is like by giving details about them ▪ The police asked her to describe the two men. ▪ An alternative… … Dictionary of contemporary English
transcribe — tran|scribe [trænˈskraıb] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: transcribere, from scribere to write ] 1.) to write down something exactly as it was said ▪ A secretary transcribed the witnesses statements. 2.) to write an exact copy of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prescribe — pre|scribe [prıˈskraıb] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: praescribere to write at the beginning, order ] 1.) to say what medicine or treatment a sick person should have →↑prescription prescribe sb sth ▪ If these don t work I may have to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
inscribe — in|scribe [ınˈskraıb] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: inscribere, from scribere to write ] to carefully cut, print, or write words on something, especially on the surface of a stone or coin ▪ Inside the cover someone had inscribed the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Sydney Swans — Infobox australian football club clubname = Sydney Swans fullname = Sydney Swans Football Club nicknames = The Swans, The Bloods, The Blood Stained Angels, The Angels season = 2008 position = 6th topgoalkicker = Michael O Loughlin bestandfairest … Wikipedia
Bartolomeo Sanvito — (1435 ndash; 1518) was a scribe from Padua in Italy, but trained in Rome. He was a master of Humanist italic script. Square capital letters alternating colored and gold are a characteristic of his style.*… … Wikipedia
subscribe — sub|scribe [səbˈskraıb] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: subscribere, from scribere to write ] 1.) to pay money, usually once a year, to have copies of a newspaper or magazine sent to you, or to have some other service subscribe to ▪ You can… … Dictionary of contemporary English
subscribe to something — subˈscribe to sth derived (formal) to agree with or support an opinion, a theory, etc. Syn: ↑believe in something • The authorities no longer subscribe to the view that disabled people are unsuitable as teachers. Main entry … Useful english dictionary
