I. re ‧ gis ‧ ter 1 S3 W3 AC /ˈredʒəstə, ˈredʒɪstə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ register , ↑ registration , ↑ registry ; verb : ↑ register ]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: registre , from Medieval Latin registrum , from Latin regerere 'to bring back' ]
1 . OFFICIAL LIST [countable] an official list of names of people, companies etc, or a book that has this list
register of
the official register of births, deaths, and marriages
Have you signed the hotel register?
Police want a national register of DNA samples.
the electoral register (=official list of voters)
call/take the register British English old-fashioned (=say the names of the students in a class, to check who is there)
2 . LANGUAGE STYLE [uncountable and countable] technical the words, style, and grammar used by speakers and writers in a particular situation or in a particular type of writing
formal/informal register
letters written in a formal register
3 . MUSIC [countable] technical the range of musical notes that someone’s voice or a musical instrument can reach
the upper/middle/lower register
the upper register of the cello
4 . MACHINE [countable] a ↑ cash register
5 . HEATING CONTROL [countable] American English a movable metal plate that controls the flow of air in a ↑ heating or ↑ cooling system SYN vent
II. register 2 S3 W3 AC BrE AmE verb
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ register , ↑ registration , ↑ registry ; verb : ↑ register ]
1 . ON A LIST [intransitive and transitive] to put someone’s or something’s name on an official list:
The tanker is registered in Rotterdam.
register for
How many students have registered for English classes?
register with
You must bring your insurance card with you when you register with a dentist or doctor.
register a birth/death/marriage
The baby’s birth was registered this morning.
be registered (as) unemployed/disabled etc British English (=be on an official list of a particular group)
2 . STATE YOUR OPINION [transitive] formal to officially state your opinion about something so that everyone knows what you think or feel:
The delegation registered a formal protest with US embassy officials Wednesday.
3 . REALIZE [intransitive usually in negatives, transitive] if something registers, or if you register it, you realize or notice it, and then remember it:
She had told me her name before, but I guess it didn’t register.
I’d been standing there for several minutes before he registered my presence.
4 . MEASUREMENT [intransitive and transitive] if an instrument registers an amount or if something registers on it, the instrument shows that amount:
The thermometer registered 98.6°.
The earthquake registered 7.2 on the Richter scale.
5 . SHOW A FEELING [transitive] formal to show or express a feeling:
Her face registered shock and anger.
6 . MAIL [transitive] British English to send a package, letter etc by ↑ registered post :
Did you register the parcel?