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The correct spelling is sub.
How to pronounce sub
/sʌb/
nounIPA: /sʌb/
Say it like: Sub
The correct spelling is sub. A submarine. For example: "We can get subs at that deli."
Usage Examples
“We can get subs at that deli.”
“She worked as a sub until she got her teaching certificate.”
“I've just noticed a mistake in the subs for this film.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A submarine.
- 2.A submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun.
- 3.A substitute, often in sports.
- 4.(often in plural) A subscription: a payment made for membership of a club, etc.
- 5.A subtitle.
verb
- 1.To substitute for.
- 2.To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
- 3.To replace (a player) with a substitute.
- 4.Less commonly, and often as sub on, to bring on (a player) as a substitute.
- 5.To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.
preposition
- 1.Under.
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