Abonner

Abonner is a French verb meaning to subscribe or to sign up for a publication, service, or channel. It can be used transitively with a direct object and a prepositional phrase, as in abonner quelqu’un à quelque chose (to subscribe someone to something), or reflexively as s’abonner à quelque chose (to subscribe oneself).

In the present tense, abonner follows the regular -er verb endings: j’abonne, tu abonnes, il abonne, nous abon-nons, vous abonnez, ils abonnent. The past participle is abonné, and passé composé with an object uses the auxiliary avoir: j’ai abonné mes amis à la newsletter. When used reflexively, as in s’abonner, the passé composé uses être: je me suis abonné(e) à ce service.

The noun form for a person who subscribes is abonné (masc) or abonnée (fem). The process or arrangement of subscribing is called un abonnement, meaning a subscription. Abonnement can refer to various durations, such as un abonnement mensuel or un abonnement annuel, and it often implies terms, pricing, and renewal conditions.

Common contexts include subscribing to a newspaper or magazine, to a streaming or digital service, to newsletters, or to a YouTube channel (s’abonner à une chaîne). The verb also appears in business or administrative language when arranging access or memberships for others, though it is most frequent in consumer contexts related to media and services.

See also: abonnement, abonné, s’abonner à, abonner quelqu’un à quelque chose.