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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

registry

noun, as in a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill

cash register

verb, as in indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

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

cross-file

verb, as in show in one's face

verb, as in enter into someone's consciousness

What does register mean?17

verb

1

indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments“The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero”

2

record in a public office or in a court of law“file for divorce”

3

be aware of“Did you register any change when I pressed the button?”

4

have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties

5

show in one's face“Her surprise did not register”

6

enter into someone's consciousness“Did this event register in your parents' minds?”

7

record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions

8

enroll to vote“register for an election”

9

manipulate the registers of an organ

10

send by registered mail“I'd like to register this letter”

noun

1

an official written record of names or events or transactions

2

a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill

3

(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

4

a book in which names and transactions are listed

5

(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

6

an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room

7

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