- nounregister (noun) · registers (plural noun)
- an official list or record, for example of births, marriages, and deaths, of shipping, or of historic places:"a membership register"
- a book or record of attendance, for example of students in a class or school or guests in a hotel:"the system requires teachers to take the register at each lesson" · "I had signed the register with my new name"
- linguisticsa variety of a language or a level of usage, as determined by degree of formality and choice of vocabulary, pronunciation, and syntax, according to the communicative purpose, social context, and social status of the user.
- printingphotographythe exact correspondence of the position of color components in a printed positive:"it was reproduced in full color but unfortunately out of register"
- printingthe exact correspondence of the position of printed matter on the two sides of a page.
- (in electronic devices) a location in a store of data, used for a specific purpose and with quick access time.
- an adjustable plate for widening or narrowing an opening and regulating a draft, especially in a fire grate.
- artone of a number of bands or sections into which a design is divided:"the central register shows a Roman Emperor on horseback"
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHshort for cash register
verbregister (verb) · registers (third person present) · registered (past tense) · registered (past participle) · registering (present participle)- enter or record on an official list or directory:"the vessel is registered as Liberian" · "her father was late in registering her birth"
- enter one's name and other details on an official list or directory:"34,500 registered to vote"
- put one's name in a register as a guest in a hotel:"we had a light supper after we'd registered and unpacked"Similar:report one's arrivalrecord one's arrivalbook oneself inbook in
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH(of a couple to be married) have a list of wedding gifts compiled and kept at a store for consultation by gift buyers:"at the store's bridal registry single people can register for gifts even if they are not getting married"
- entrust (a letter or parcel) to a post office for transmission by registered mail:"it is highly recommended that you register the letter containing your supporting documents"
- express or convey (an opinion or emotion):"I wish to register an objection" · "he did not register much surprise at this."
- (of an emotion) show in a person's face or gestures:"nothing registered on their faces"
- properly notice or become aware of (something):"he had not even registered her presence"Similar:be/become aware of (the fact that)be/become conscious of (the fact that)fathom (out)be/become cognizant of
- make an impression on a person's mind:"the content of her statement did not register"Similar:
- printingphotographycorrespond or cause to correspond exactly in position:"they are adjusted until the impressions register"
Originlate 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’. - People also ask
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WEBRegister is a noun that means a written record, a book, a roster, or a device for storing data. It can also be a verb that means to make or secure official entry, to enroll, or to correspond exactly. See synonyms, examples, history, and related words of register.
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