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register



regis·ter AW [register registers registered registering] verb, noun BrE [ˈredʒɪstə(r)] NAmE [ˈredʒɪstər]
verb  
 
PUT NAME ON LIST
1. transitive, intransitive to record your/sb's/sth's name on an official list
~ sth to register a birth/marriage/death
to register a company/trademark
~ sth in sth The ship was registered in Panama.
~ sb + adj. | ~ (sb) as sth She is officially registered (as) disabled.
~ (with sb/sth) to register with a doctor
~ (at/for sth) to register at a hotel  
 
GIVE OPINION PUBLICLY
2. transitive ~ sth (formal)to make your opinion known officially or publicly
China has registered a protest over foreign intervention.  
 
ON MEASURING INSTRUMENT
3. intransitive (+ noun) if a measuring instrument registers an amount or sth registers an amount on a measuring instrument, the instrument shows or records that amount
The thermometer registered 32°C.
The earthquake registered 3 on the Richter scale.
The stock exchange has registered huge losses this week.  
 
SHOW FEELING
4. transitive, no passive, intransitive ~ (sth) (formal)to show or express a feeling
Her face registered disapproval.
Shock registered on everyone's face.  
 
NOTICE STH
5. transitive, no passive, intransitive (often used in negative sentences)~ (sth) to notice sth and remember it; to be noticed
He barely registered our presence.
I told her my name, but it obviously didn't register.  
 
LETTER/PACKAGE
6. transitive, usually passive ~ sth to send sth by mail, paying extra money to protect it against loss or damage
Can I register this, please?
a registered letter
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French regestre or medieval Latin regestrum, registrum, alteration of regestum, singular of late Latin regesta ‘things recorded’, from regerere ‘enter, record’.

Thesaurus:
register verb T, I
All students must be registered with a local doctor.
The company's logo has been registered as a trademark.
record • • enter • • log • |especially BrE enrol • |AmE usually enroll
register/record/enter/log/enrol sb/sth as sth
register/record/enter/enrol sb/sth in sth
register/record/enter/log the details of sth

Example Bank:
About 68 per cent of illegitimate births were jointly registered by both parents.
As I reached my eighteenth birthday I duly registered for military service.
He registered at his local university.
He vaguely registered that the women had gone.
His eyes failed to register Meredith's surprise.
On completion of the preregistration year, graduates become fully registered by the General Medical Council.
Players must register online before playing the game.
She had barely registered his presence.
Slowly, my mind began to register where I was: in the hospital.
Students living away from home are required to register with a local doctor.
The pain that stung her hand did not seem to register.
The words registered slowly in her mind.
There is still time to register for English classes.
They had not properly registered as required by state law.
You must register the death within three days.
the number of people officially registering as unemployed
the preferences of newly registered voters
All students must be registered with a local doctor.
Many older people have registered for a postal vote.
Not all firms are registered for VAT.
Only 2% of the workforce was registered as unemployed.
The company's logo has not yet been registered as a trademark.
Visitors to the country had to register with the police.
You need to go to the Registrar's Office to register the death.

 
noun  
 
LIST OF NAMES
1. countable an official list or record of names, items, etc; a book that contains such a list
a parish register (= of births, marriages and deaths)
to be on the electoral register/register of voters
Could you sign the hotel register please, sir?
• (BrE) The teacher called the register (= checked who was present at school).  
 
OF VOICE/INSTRUMENT
2. countable the range, or part of a range, of a human voice or a musical instrument
in the upper/middle/lower register  
 
OF WRITING/SPEECH
3. countable, uncountable (linguistics)the level and style of a piece of writing or speech, that is usually appropriate to the situation that it is used in
The essay suddenly switches from a formal to an informal register.  
 
FOR HOT/COLD AIR
4. countable (NAmE)an opening, with a cover that you can have open or shut, that allows hot or cold air from a heating or cooling system into a room
compare vent  
 
MACHINE
5. countable (NAmE) = cash register

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French regestre or medieval Latin regestrum, registrum, alteration of regestum, singular of late Latin regesta ‘things recorded’, from regerere ‘enter, record’.

Thesaurus:
register noun C
Could you sign the hotel register, please?
list • • listing • • roll • • index • • directory • • catalogue • • inventory
in a/an register/list/listing/index/directory/catalogue/inventory
on a/an register/list/roll/inventory
compile a/an register/list/index/directory/inventory
keep a/an register/list/index/inventory

Example Bank:
CEOs who were listed in a social register
Dr Shaw was struck off the medical register for misconduct.
He has adopted an informal register so as not to alienate his audience.
He has been placed on the sex offenders' register.
It was the last entry in the register.
She was asked to draw up a register of suitable sites.
The Leas married in a register office.
The bride and bridegroom signed the register.
The teacher takes the register at the beginning of each class.
Their names had been entered in the register as owners of the company.
There are 36 children on the register.
They keep a register of all those who have contributed to the fund.
a register containing details of four million cars
boy trebles singing in high registers
residents listed on the electoral register
the keeping of an attendance register
the lower register of the piano
ways of reconciling bank statements with check registers
All births, marriages and deaths were recorded in the parish register.
All those appearing on the register must inform the authorities of any change of address.
Could you sign the hotel register please?
Make sure your name is on the electoral register/register of voters.
The boys were put on the at-risk register.
The teacher called the register.
You can put your name on a register of people who do not wish to receive sales calls.

 

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