register
/ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.stɚ/noun, verb3 syllables
Register means: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments.
Synonyms for register7
noun, as in an official written record of names or events or transactions
noun, as in a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill
verb, as in record in a public office or in a court of law
verb, as in be aware of
verb, as in have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
verb, as in show in one's face
verb, as in enter into someone's consciousness
What does register mean?17
verb
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments“The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero”
record in a public office or in a court of law“file for divorce”
be aware of“Did you register any change when I pressed the button?”
have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
show in one's face“Her surprise did not register”
enter into someone's consciousness“Did this event register in your parents' minds?”
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
enroll to vote“register for an election”
manipulate the registers of an organ
send by registered mail“I'd like to register this letter”
noun
an official written record of names or events or transactions
a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill
(music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
a book in which names and transactions are listed
(computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Register in a sentence
- We did get married, but it is not yet listed on the family register.tsp_2
- In academic writing, you need to know how to use the right register.Amastan
- His grammar is perfect, but he speaks in an overly formal register.mailohilohi
- If you want to participate, you have to register.oneconor
- The bandits demanded all money in the register.Dejo
- There's a long line at every cash register.CK
- No person by that name is listed in the register of the school.AlanF_US
- Is it too late for us to register?CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of register
as a noun
- plural
- registers
as a verb
- past tense
- registered
- present participle
- registering
- third-person singular
- registers