Word Frequency
register (ˈrɛdʒɪstə
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Definitions
noun
- an official or formal list recording names, events, or transactions
- the book in which such a list is written
- an entry in such a list
- a recording device that accumulates data, totals sums of money, etc ⇒
a cash register
- a movable plate that controls the flow of air into a furnace, chimney, room, etc
- (computing) one of a set of word-sized locations in the central processing unit in which items of data are placed temporarily before they are operated on by program instructions
- (music)
- the timbre characteristic of a certain manner of voice production See head voice, chest voice
- any of the stops on an organ as classified in respect of its tonal quality ⇒
the flute register
- (printing)
- the correct alignment of the separate plates in colour printing
- the exact correspondence of lines of type, columns, etc, on the two sides of a printed sheet of paper
- a form of a language associated with a particular social situation or subject matter, such as obscene slang, legal language, or journalese
- the act or an instance of registering
verb
- tr to enter or cause someone to enter (an event, person's name, ownership, etc) on a register; formally record
- to show or be shown on a scale or other measuring instrument ⇒
the current didn't register on the meter
- to show or be shown in a person's face, bearing, etc ⇒
his face registered surprise
- intr to have an effect; make an impression ⇒
the news of her uncle's death just did not register
- to send (a letter, package, etc) by registered post
- tr (printing) to adjust (a printing press, forme, etc) to ensure that the printed matter is in register
- intr often foll by with (of a mechanical part) to align (with another part)
- (military) to bring (a gun) to bear on its target by adjustment according to the accuracy of observed single rounds
Derived Forms
ˈregisterer nounˈregistrable adjective
Word Origin
C14: from Medieval Latin registrum, from Latin regerere to transcribe, from re- + gerere to bearTranslations for 'register'
- British English: register A register is an official list or record....the register of voters.ˈrɛdʒɪstə NOUN
- Arabic: سِجِلّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: registro
- Chinese: 登记簿
- Croatian: registar
- Czech: rejstříkúřední
- Danish: register
- Dutch: register
- European Spanish: registrolibro
- Finnish: rekisteri
- French: registre
- German: Register Register
- Greek: μητρώο
- Italian: registro
- Japanese: 登録簿
- Korean: 등록
- Norwegian: register
- Polish: rejestr
- Portuguese: registo
- Romanian: registru registre
- Russian: журнал
- Spanish: registro
- Swedish: register
- Thai: ทะเบียน
- Turkish: kayıt
- Ukrainian: реєстр
- Vietnamese: sổ sách
- British English: register If you register for something, you put your name on an official list.He registered for a German class.ˈrɛdʒɪstə VERB
- Arabic: يُسَجِّلُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: registrar
- Chinese: 登记
- Croatian: upisati se
- Czech: registrovat se zaregistrovat se
- Danish: registrere
- Dutch: registreren
- European Spanish: registrarinscribir
- Finnish: kirjata rekisteriin
- French: s'inscrire
- German: registrieren (sich)
- Greek: εγγράφομαι
- Italian: registrare
- Japanese: 登録する
- Korean: 등록하다
- Norwegian: registrere
- Polish: zarejestrować rejestrować
- Portuguese: registar
- Romanian: a se înscrie
- Russian: регистрировать
- Spanish: registrar
- Swedish: registrera
- Thai: ลงทะเบียน
- Turkish: kayıt yaptırmak
- Ukrainian: реєструвати зареєструвати
- Vietnamese: đăng ký
Example Sentences Including 'register'
"We have been thinking about setting up a national register of umpires.Irish Times (2002)
All cultures register the primary emotions with the same facial expressions.Compulsion
At the arena, her picture, in a Canadian Olympic team jersey, looms over the back of the concession stand's cash register.Globe and Mail (2003)
But if they existed, they were too swift for her consciousness to register.The Gospel Makers
Finn explains:'You can register your trademark across the European Community with a single application at the European Trade Mark Office.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Forms to register the players were being rushed late last night to the Scottish League offices at Hampden Park.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Gwrych Castle merits its long-standing place on the SAVE Britain's Heritage Buildings at Risk register.Country Life (2004)
It usually takes that amount of time for the brain to register fullness.PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycystic ovary syndrome (2002)
It would be easy enough to find out their address - the hotel register , for a start.Death Speaks Softly
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