Definition: to subscribe, to buy a season ticket for (someone else)

Mes parents m'ont abonné à trois journaux - My parents took out subscriptions to three newspapers for me.

s'abonner - to subscribe, to buy a season ticket for (oneself)

Nous allons nous abonner au ballet - We're going to buy season tickets for the ballet.

Related:

• abonné (adj) - subscribed
• un(e) abonné(e) - subscriber, season ticket holder

• un abonnement - subscription, season ticket

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Pronunciation: [ah buh nay]