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have been subscribed
Grammar usage guide and real-world examplesUSAGE SUMMARY
The phrase "have been subscribed" is correct and usable in written English.
You would typically use this phrase when talking about the completion of a subscription process. For example: "All the forms have been subscribed and sent in."
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News & Media
Science
Academia
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Alternative expressions(20)
have registered
subscribed
have been allocated
have been allotted
have been designated
have been inscribed
have been acquired
have been registered
have been invested
have been incurred
have been endorsed
have been submitted
have been embraced
have been adhered
have been supported
have been accepted
have been participated
have been recruited
have been insured
have been appreciated
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Usage summary
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Expert writing tips
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Ludwig's wrap-up
Alternative expressions
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Human-verified examples from authoritative sources
Exact Expressions
1 human-written examples
For example, even though the statute allows the sponsor to start closing title to units after 15percentt have been subscribed for, some construction lenders may impose higher percentages.
News & Media
Human-verified similar examples from authoritative sources
Similar Expressions
59 human-written examples
For a while I have been subscribing to the RSS feed for #rstats, which is the hashtag being used to label tweets related to R, a free software environment for statistical computing, which comes with a lot of good reasons to be used in academic research.
Academia
Dwan declined to give any details on how many users Snapjoy has signed up, or any other usage metrics, or how many people have been subscribing to its paid tier versus only using the free service.
News & Media
7th, 98 1/2% of the new stock had been subscribed for.
News & Media
Since the stagflation and conservative political backlash of the late nineteen-seventies, it has been subscribed to by almost everyone on the center left, myself included.
News & Media
In six months, £400,000 (£32m or $50m today) of capital had been subscribed, two and a half times Scotland's annual exports.
News & Media
Of the ten million subscribed in the fund-raising campaign which started in 1924 with F.D. Roosevelt as chairman, nine and a half million were met before 1929, about two million has been subscribed, half of it by the late G.F. Baker.
News & Media
It was filmed under the direction of John Ford with a keen eye to realism, the narrative itself having been subscribed by Mr. Ford and James K. McGuinness with dialogue by Dudley Nichols.
News & Media
But there's one that I've been subscribed to for years, and that's Barbara Weltman's Idea of The Day daily newsletter.
News & Media
It turned out that he had been subscribed to the service for more than a year — which racked up to a substantial amount of money.
News & Media
We computed the time interval between the last time an issue had been merged and the last time it had been subscribed to by an assignee (issues and pull requests are dual on Github; for each opened pull request, an issue is opened automatically (Gousios 2013)).
Expert writing Tips
Best practice
Use "have been subscribed" to clearly indicate that an action of subscribing has been completed, emphasizing the current state of being a subscriber. For instance, use it to confirm a user's status: "You have been subscribed to our newsletter."
Common error
Avoid using "have been subscribed" interchangeably with verbs like "registered" or "enrolled" if the context specifically refers to a subscription. Each term carries slightly different connotations about the type of commitment or registration involved.
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Linguistic Context
The phrase "have been subscribed" functions as a present perfect passive construction. It indicates that the action of subscribing has been completed at some point in the past and has a relevance to the present. Ludwig AI confirms its correctness.
Frequent in
News & Media
30%
Science
25%
Academia
15%
Less common in
Wiki
10%
Formal & Business
10%
Encyclopedias
10%
Ludwig's WRAP-UP
In summary, "have been subscribed" is a grammatically correct and frequently used phrase to indicate that an action of subscribing has been completed and the person or entity is now in a state of being subscribed. As noted by Ludwig AI, the phrase follows standard English grammar rules and is applicable across diverse contexts such as news media, scientific articles, and academic papers. While alternative phrases like "have registered" or "have signed up" exist, "have been subscribed" is most appropriate when emphasizing the subscription aspect. Therefore, you can confidently use this phrase in both formal and informal communications to accurately convey the status of a subscription.
More alternative expressions(6)
Phrases that express similar concepts, ordered by semantic similarity:
have registered
Indicates a formal enrollment or listing, similar to subscribing.
have enrolled
Implies joining or signing up for something, like a course or program.
have signed up
Suggests a voluntary agreement to participate in something.
have joined
Indicates becoming a member of a group or organization.
have enlisted
Often used in the context of joining the military or a cause.
have been a member
Describes an ongoing state of belonging to an organization.
have committed
Implies a pledge or dedication to a particular course of action.
have been allocated
Describes a resource or benefit that has been officially assigned.
have been allotted
Similar to allocated, suggesting a designated portion.
have been designated
Implies being chosen or appointed for a specific purpose.
FAQs
How do I use "have been subscribed" in a sentence?
Use "have been subscribed" to indicate that someone has completed the action of subscribing to something. For example, "All users "have been subscribed" to the new security updates".
What are some alternatives to "have been subscribed"?
Depending on the context, you can use alternatives such as "have registered", "have signed up", or "have enrolled".
Which is correct, "have been subscribed" or "are subscribed"?
"Have been subscribed" indicates a completed action resulting in a current state, whereas "are subscribed" describes a present, ongoing state. For instance, "They "have been subscribed" to the service since last year, so they "are subscribed" now".
What's the difference between "have been subscribed" and "subscribed"?
"Have been subscribed" uses the present perfect tense to emphasize that the subscription process is completed, whereas "subscribed" is used in simple past or present tense. For instance, "They "subscribed" last week and now they "have been subscribed" to the service".
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Table of contents
Usage summary
Human-verified examples
Expert writing tips
Linguistic context
Ludwig's wrap-up
Alternative expressions
FAQs
Source & Trust
83%
Authority and reliability
4.5/5
Expert rating
Real-world application tested