Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense registers, present participle registering, past tense, past participle registered
1. countable noun
A register is an official list or record of people or things.
...registers of births, deaths and marriages.
He signed the register at the hotel.
She calls the register for her class of thirty 12 year olds.
Synonyms: list, record, roll, file More Synonyms of register
2. verb
If you register to do something, you put your name on an official list, in order to be able to dothat thing or to receive a service.
Have you come to register at the school? [VERB]
Thousands lined up to register to vote. [VERB to-infinitive]
Many students register for these courses to widen skills for use in their currentjob. [VERB + for]
About 26 million people are not registered with a dentist. [VERB-ed]
...registered voters. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: enrol, sign on or up, enlist, list More Synonyms of register
3. verb
If you register something, such as the name of a person who has just died or information about something you own, you have these facts recorded on an official list.
The council said the car was not registered. [VERB noun]
We registered his birth. [VERB noun]
The house is registered in her name. [VERB noun]
...a registered charity. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: record, catalogue, chronicle, take down More Synonyms of register
4. verb
When something registerson a scale or measuring instrument, it shows on the scale or instrument. You can also say that something registers a certain amount or level on a scale or measuring instrument.
It will only register on sophisticated X-ray equipment. [VERB + on]
The earthquake registered 5.3 points on the Richter scale. [VERB noun]
The scales registered a gain of 1.3 kilograms. [VERB noun]
5. verb
If you register your feelings or opinions about something, you do something that makes them clear to other people.
Voters wish to register their dissatisfaction with the ruling party. [VERB noun]
Workers stopped work to register their protest. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: express, say, show, reveal More Synonyms of register
6. verb
If a feeling registerson someone's face, their expression shows clearly that they have that feeling.
Surprise again registered on Rodney's face. [VERB + on]
7. verb
If a piece of information does not register or if you do not register it, you do not really pay attention to it, and so you do not remember it or react to it.
What I said sometimes didn't register in her brain. [VERB]
The sound was so familiar that she didn't register it. [VERB noun]
[Also VERB that]
Synonyms: have an effect, get through, sink in, make an impression More Synonyms of register
8. countable noun
If you sing or play something in a high or low register, you sing, or play it using high or low notes. If you say something in a high orlow register, you say it in a high or low voice.
9. variable noun
In linguistics, the register of a piece of speech or writing is its level and style of language, which is usually appropriate to the situation or circumstances in which it is used.
[technical]
10. See also cash register, electoral register
More Synonyms of register
register in British English
(ˈrɛdʒɪstə)
noun
1.
an official or formal list recording names, events, or transactions
2.
the book in which such a list is written
3.
an entry in such a list
4.
a recording device that accumulates data, totals sums of money, etc
a cash register
5.
a movable plate that controls the flow of air into a furnace, chimney, room, etc
6. 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
7. music
a.
the timbre characteristic of a certain manner of voice production
head voice, chest voice
b.
any of the stops on an organ as classified in respect of its tonal quality
the flute register
8. printing
a.
the correct alignment of the separate plates in colour printing
b.
the exact correspondence of lines of type, columns, etc, on the two sides of a printed sheet of paper
9.
a form of a language associated with a particular social situation or subject matter, such as obscene slang, legal language, or journalese
10.
the act or an instance of registering
verb
11. (transitive)
to enter or cause someone to enter (an event, person's name, ownership, etc) on a register; formally record
12.
to show or be shown on a scale or other measuring instrument
the current didn't register on the meter
13.
to show or be shown in a person's face, bearing, etc
his face registered surprise
14. (intransitive)
to have an effect; make an impression
the news of her uncle's death just did not register
15.
to send (a letter, package, etc) by registered post
16. (transitive) printing
to adjust (a printing press, forme, etc) to ensure that the printed matter is in register
17. (intransitive; often foll bywith)
(of a mechanical part) to align (with another part)
18. military
to bring (a gun) to bear on its target by adjustment according to the accuracy of observed single rounds
Derived forms
registerer (ˈregisterer)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Medieval Latin registrum, from Latin regerere to transcribe, from re- + gerere to bear
register in American English
(ˈrɛdʒɪstər)
noun
1.
a.
a record or list of names, events, items, etc., often kept by an official appointed to do so
b.
a book in which this is kept
c.
an entry in such a book or record
2.
a person who keeps such a record, esp. one legally appointed; registrar
3.
registration; registry; enrollment
4.
a device, as a meter or counter, for recording fares paid, money deposited, etc.
a cash register
5.
a.
a device in a stove or furnace for controlling the draft, etc.
b. US
an opening into a room by which the amount of warm or cold air passing, as through a duct leading from a furnace or ventilator, can be controlled
6. Computing
a storage location in the central processing unit
7. Linguistics
that aspect of usage having to do with vocabulary, pronunciation, punctuation, level of formality, etc., chosen by a user in a particular social context
8. Music
a.
a division of the compass of the human voice or of an instrument all the tones of which are of similar quality
b.
a set of organ pipes controlled by a given stop or the tone quality produced by such a set
9. Photography
the exact alignment of images, materials, etc., as two negatives
10. Printing
a.
exact matching in position of pages, lines, etc. on opposite sides of a single sheet
b.
exact imposition of successive colors as they are printed over each other
verb transitive
11. US
a.
to enter in or as in a record or list; enroll or record officially
b.
to transcribe permanently, as if in a register
12.
to indicate on or as on a scale
a thermometer registers temperature
13.
to show, as by facial expression
to register surprise
14.
to commit (valuable mail) to a special postal service for safeguard by payment of a special fee
see also registered mail
15. Printing
to cause to be in register
verb intransitive
16. US
to enter one's name in a register, as of a hotel
17.
to have one's name placed on the list of those eligible to vote in an election, by making application in the prescribed way
18.
to enroll in a school, college, etc.
19.
to make an impression
20. Music
to select and combine organ or harpsichord registers
21. Printing
to be in register
SIMILAR WORDS: list
Derived forms
registrable (ˈregistrable) (ˈrɛdʒɪstrəbəl)
adjective
Word origin
ME registre < MFr < ML registrum, altered form of regestum < LL regesta, records, neut. pl. of L regestus, pp. of regerere, to record, lit., to bring back < re-, back + gerere, to bear; (sense 2) prob. altered < ME registrer
register in Mechanical Engineering
(rɛdʒɪstər)
Word forms: (present) registers, (past) registered, (perfect) registered, (progressive) registering
verb
(Mechanical engineering: Manufacturing and assembly)
If a mechanical part registers, it lines up with another.
COLLOCATIONS: ~ with
When the tube is turned so that its hole registers with a second tube, fluid can flow from one tube to the other.
A port in the journal registers with a similar port in the bearing.
If a mechanical part registers, it lines up with another.
register in Accounting
(rɛdʒɪstər)
Word forms: (regular plural) registers
noun
(Accounting: Financial statements)
A register is an official list of people or things.
He transferred information from the payroll register to the employees' earnings records.
You can enter a transaction directly into the register.
A register is an official list of people or things.
check register
Examples of 'register' in a sentence
register
All cultures register the primary emotions with the same facial expressions.
Stewart, Michael COMPULSION (1991)
But if they existed, they were too swift for her consciousness to register.
Fraser, Anthea THE GOSPEL MAKERS (1991)
It would be easy enough to find out their address - the hotel register, for a start.
Fraser, Anthea DEATH SPEAKS SOFTLY (1991)
Without a thank you, Daisy Raymond shoved the money into the register drawer.
J. A. Jance HOUR OF THE HUNTER (1991)
In other languages
register
British English: register /ˈrɛdʒɪstə/ NOUN
A register is an official list or record.
...the register of voters.
American English: register
Arabic: سِجِلّ
Brazilian Portuguese: registro
Chinese: 登记簿
Croatian: registar
Czech: rejstřík úřední
Danish: register
Dutch: register
European Spanish: registro libro
Finnish: rekisteri
French: registre
German: Register
Greek: μητρώο
Italian: registro
Japanese: 登録簿
Korean: 등록
Norwegian: register
Polish: rejestr
European Portuguese: registo
Romanian: registru
Russian: журнал
Latin American Spanish: registro
Swedish: register
Thai: ทะเบียน
Turkish: kayıt
Ukrainian: реєстр
Vietnamese: sổ sách
British English: register /ˈrɛdʒɪstə/ VERB
If you register for something, you put your name on an official list.
He registered for a German class.
American English: register
Arabic: يُسَجِّلُ
Brazilian Portuguese: registrar
Chinese: 登记
Croatian: upisati se
Czech: registrovat se
Danish: registrere
Dutch: registreren
European Spanish: registrar inscribir
Finnish: kirjata rekisteriin
French: s'inscrire
German: registrieren (sich)
Greek: εγγράφομαι
Italian: registrare
Japanese: 登録する
Korean: 등록하다
Norwegian: registrere
Polish: zarejestrować
European Portuguese: registar
Romanian: a se înscrie
Russian: регистрировать
Latin American Spanish: registrar
Swedish: registrera
Thai: ลงทะเบียน
Turkish: kayıt yaptırmak
Ukrainian: реєструвати
Vietnamese: đăng ký
All related terms of 'register'
cash register
A cash register is a machine in a shop , pub , or restaurant that is used to add up and record how much money people pay, and in which the money is kept.
head register
the upper register of the voice , in which the higher range of tones is produced
NAI register
(in Britain) a list of children deemed to be at risk of abuse or injury from their parents or guardians , compiled and held by a local authority, area health authority, or NSPCC Special Unit
Navy Register
(in the US) an annual publication giving genealogical information about the commissioned and warrant officers in the US Navy .
register mark
any of several marks incorporated onto printing plates to assist in the accurate positioning of images during printing
register ton
→ ton 1 (sense 4 )
blind register
(in the United Kingdom ) a list of those who are blind and are therefore entitled to financial and other benefits
check register
A check register is a record of transactions in a checking account .
chest register
the lower register of the voice , in which the lower range of tones is produced
parish register
a book in which the births , baptisms , marriages , and deaths in a parish are recorded
register office
A register office is a place where births, marriages, and deaths are officially recorded, and where people can get married without a religious ceremony .
shift register
(in digital circuits ) a register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right
social register
a directory or list of people prominent in the fashionable society of a given area
electoral register
An electoral register is an official list of all the people who have the right to vote in an election .
handicap register
a list of the disabled people in its area that a local authority had a duty to compile under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970
Lloyd's Register
a society formed in 1760 by a group of merchants operating at Lloyd's coffee house to draw up rules concerning the construction of merchant ships
at-risk register
an official list of people or things considered to be exposed to possible threat , such as children in potentially abusive households or historic buildings in need of maintenance
attendance register
an official list of people who are present at an institution such as a school
child-abuse register
(in Britain) a list of children deemed to be at risk of abuse or injury from their parents or guardians , compiled and held by a local authority, area health authority, or NSPCC Special Unit
real-estate register
(in the United States) an annual directory that lists available properties and provides contact details for real estate companies
the social register
a directory , now published annually, of the families who are considered to form the country's social é lite
condition code register
a hardware register used for storing the current values of the condition codes
ton
A ton is a unit of weight that is equal to 2240 pounds in Britain and to 2000 pounds in the United States .
Child Protection Register
(in Britain) a confidential list of children who are at continuing risk of physical, emotional , or sexual abuse or neglect
registrar's office
a government office where civil marriages are performed and births , marriages, and deaths are recorded
Lloyd's Register of Shipping
an annual publication giving details of all ships that have been built according to the various classifications established by this society
gross tonnage
the total volume of a vessel, expressed in units of 100 cubic feet ( gross ton ), with certain open structures, deckhouses, tanks , etc., exempted
displacement ton
a unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 1016.046909 kilograms
long ton
a unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 1016.046909 kilograms
shipping ton
a unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 1016.046909 kilograms
short ton
a unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 1016.046909 kilograms
st
st is used as a written abbreviation for → stone when you are mentioning someone's weight.
Chinese translation of 'register'
register
(ˈrɛdʒɪstəʳ)
n(c)
(at hotel) 登记(記) (dēngjì) (个(個), gè)
(= in school) 注(註)册(冊) (zhùcè) (个(個), gè)
(= official record) 记(記)录(錄) (jìlù)
vt
[birth, death, marriage]登记(記) (dēngjì)
[letter]挂(掛)号(號)邮(郵)寄 (guàhào yóujì)
(= indicate)
[amount, measurement]显(顯)示为(為) (xiǎnshìwéi)
[feeling, opinion]流露出 (liúlùchū)
vi
(= sign up)
(at hotel) 登记(記) (dēngjì)
(at doctor's, dentist's, for work, class) 注(註)册(冊) (zhùcè)
(= show)[amount, measurement]显(顯)示 (xiǎnshì)
(= make impression) 留有印象 (liúyǒu yìnxiàng)
to register a protest以示抗议(議) (yǐ shì kàngyì)
(noun)
Definition
the book in which such a list is written
registers of births, deaths and marriages
Synonyms
list
There were six names on the list.
record
Keep a record of all the payments.
roll
A new electoral roll should be drawn up.
file
schedule
a detailed written schedule
diary
the most famous descriptive passage in his diary
catalogue
One of the authors of the catalogue is the Professor of Art History.
log
The complaint was recorded in the ship's log.
archives
chronicle
this vast chronicle of Napoleonic times
memorandum
roster
He put himself on the roster for domestic chores.
ledger
He kept detailed records in an accounts ledger.
annals
1 (verb)
Definition
to enter (an event, person's name, ownership, etc.) in a register
Have you come to register at the school?
Synonyms
enrol
To enrol for the conference, fill in the attached form.
sign on or up
enlist
He enlisted as a private in the Mexican War.
list
The students were asked to list their favourite sports.
note
The report noted a sharp drop in new cases.
enter
Prue entered the passage in her notebook, then read it aloud again.
check in
inscribe
set down
2 (verb)
Definition
to enter (an event, person's name, ownership, etc.) in a register
We registered his birth.
Synonyms
record
In her letters she records the domestic and social details of life in China.
catalogue
The Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded to observe and catalogue the stars.
chronicle
The rise of collectivism in Britain has been chronicled by several historians.
take down
3 (verb)
Definition
to show on a scale or other measuring instrument
The meter registered loads of 9 and 10 kg.
Synonyms
indicate
The gauge indicated that it was boiling.
show
These figures show an increase in unemployment.
record
The test records the electrical activity of the brain.
read
The sign on the bus read `Private: Not in Service'.
display
4 (verb)
Definition
to show in a person's face or bearing
Many people registered no symptoms when they became infected.
Synonyms
show
mark
the river which marks the border
record
reflect
Concern was reflected in the government's budget.
indicate
The survey indicated that most old people are independent.
betray
She studied his face, but it betrayed nothing.
manifest
He's only convincing when that inner fury manifests itself.
bespeak
Her arrogant expression bespeaks a desire to become queen of all she surveys.
5 (verb)
Workers stopped work to register their protest.
Synonyms
express
He expressed his anger in a destructive way.
say
That says a lot about the power of their marketing people.
show
She had enough time to show her gratitude.
reveal
A grey carpet was removed to reveal the pine floor.
display
It's not often that I display my true feelings.
exhibit
He has exhibited signs of anxiety and stress.
6 (verb)
Definition
to have an effect or make an impression
(informal)
What I said sometimes didn't register in her brain.
Synonyms
have an effect
get through
sink in
The implication took a while to sink in.
make an impression
tell
The pressure began to tell as rain closed in after 20 laps.
impress
come home
dawn on
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bespeak
Definition
to indicate or suggest
Her arrogant expression bespeaks a desire to become queen of all she surveys.
Synonyms
indicate,
show,
suggest,
evidence,
reveal,
display,
predict,
imply,
exhibit,
proclaim,
signify,
denote,
testify to,
foretell,
evince (formal),
betoken
in the sense of betray
Definition
to disclose (a secret or confidence) treacherously
She studied his face, but it betrayed nothing.
Synonyms
give away,
tell,
show,
reveal,
expose,
disclose,
uncover,
manifest,
divulge,
blurt out,
unmask,
lay bare,
tell on,
let slip,
evince (formal)
in the sense of catalogue
Definition
a list of all the books of a library
One of the authors of the catalogue is the Professor of Art History.
Synonyms
list,
record,
schedule,
index,
register,
directory,
inventory,
gazetteer
Synonyms of 'register'
register
Explore 'register' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of catalogue
Definition
to enter (an item) in a catalogue
The Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded to observe and catalogue the stars.
Synonyms
list,
file,
index,
register,
classify,
inventory,
accession,
tabulate,
alphabetize
in the sense of chronicle
Definition
a record of events in chronological order
this vast chronicle of Napoleonic times
Synonyms
record,
story,
history,
account,
register,
journal,
diary,
narrative,
annals,
log,
blog
in the sense of chronicle
Definition
to record in or as if in a chronicle
The rise of collectivism in Britain has been chronicled by several historians.
Synonyms
record,
tell,
report,
enter,
relate,
register,
recount,
set down,
narrate,
put on record,
log,
blog
in the sense of diary
Definition
a book containing a record of daily events, appointments, or observations
the most famous descriptive passage in his diary
Synonyms
journal,
log,
chronicle,
memoir,
daily record,
logbook,
day-to-day account,
blog (informal)
in the sense of display
Definition
to reveal or make evident
It's not often that I display my true feelings.
Synonyms
demonstrate,
show,
reveal,
register,
expose,
disclose,
betray,
manifest,
divulge,
make known,
evidence,
evince (formal)
in the sense of enlist
Definition
to enter the armed forces
He enlisted as a private in the Mexican War.
Synonyms
join up,
join,
enter (into),
register,
volunteer,
sign up,
enrol
in the sense of enter
Definition
to record (an item) in a journal or list
Prue entered the passage in her notebook, then read it aloud again.
Synonyms
record,
note,
register,
log,
list,
write down,
take down,
inscribe,
set down,
put in writing
in the sense of exhibit
Definition
to show (a quality or feeling)
He has exhibited signs of anxiety and stress.
Synonyms
show,
reveal,
display,
demonstrate,
air,
evidence,
express,
indicate,
disclose,
manifest,
evince (formal),
make clear or plain
in the sense of inscribe
Definition
to enter (a name) on a list
Synonyms
enrol,
write,
record,
enter,
register,
enlist,
engross
in the sense of ledger
Definition
the principal book in which the commercial transactions of a company are recorded
He kept detailed records in an accounts ledger.
Synonyms
account book,
book,
record,
accounts,
register,
journal,
record book,
daybook
Additional synonyms
in the sense of log
Definition
a book in which these records are made
The complaint was recorded in the ship's log.
Synonyms
record,
listing,
account,
register,
journal,
chart,
diary,
tally,
logbook,
daybook,
blog (informal)
in the sense of manifest
Definition
to show by the way one behaves
He's only convincing when that inner fury manifests itself.
Synonyms
display,
show,
reveal,
establish,
express,
prove,
declare,
demonstrate,
expose,
exhibit,
set forth,
make plain,
evince (formal)
in the sense of mark
Definition
to characterize or distinguish
the river which marks the border
Synonyms
distinguish,
show,
illustrate,
exemplify,
denote,
evince (formal),
betoken
in the sense of note
Definition
to remark upon
The report noted a sharp drop in new cases.
Synonyms
mention,
record,
mark,
indicate,
register,
remark,
denote
in the sense of read
Definition
to register or show
The sign on the bus read `Private: Not in Service'.
Synonyms
register,
show,
record,
display,
indicate
in the sense of reflect
Definition
to show
Concern was reflected in the government's budget.
Synonyms
show,
reveal,
express,
display,
indicate,
demonstrate,
exhibit,
communicate,
manifest,
bear out,
bespeak,
evince (formal)
in the sense of reveal
Definition
to expose to view or show (something concealed)
A grey carpet was removed to reveal the pine floor.
Synonyms
show,
display,
bare,
exhibit,
unveil,
uncover,
manifest,
unearth,
unmask,
lay bare,
bring to light,
expose to view
in the sense of roll
Definition
an official list or register of names
A new electoral roll should be drawn up.
Synonyms
register,
record,
list,
table,
schedule,
index,
catalogue,
directory,
inventory,
census,
chronicle,
scroll,
roster,
annals
in the sense of roster
Definition
a list showing the order in which people are to perform a duty
He put himself on the roster for domestic chores.
Synonyms
rota,
listing,
list,
table,
roll,
schedule,
register,
agenda,
catalogue,
inventory,
scroll
in the sense of say
Definition
to convey by means of artistic expression
That says a lot about the power of their marketing people.
Synonyms
suggest,
reveal,
express,
imply,
communicate,
disclose,
give away,
convey,
divulge
Additional synonyms
in the sense of schedule
Definition
a list of details or items
a detailed written schedule
Synonyms
list,
catalogue,
inventory,
syllabus
in the sense of sink in
Definition
(of a fact) to become fully understood
The implication took a while to sink in.
Synonyms
be understood,
register (informal),
penetrate,
get through to,
make an impression,
be taken hold of
in the sense of tell
Definition
to have or produce an impact or effect
The pressure began to tell as rain closed in after 20 laps.