(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is an official list or record of people or things.
...~s of births, deaths and marriages...
He signed the ~ at the hotel...
N-COUNT
2.
If you ~ to do something, you put your name on an official list, in order to be able to do that thing or to receive a service.
Have you come to ~ at the school?...
Thousands lined up to ~ to vote...
Many students ~ for these courses to widen skills for use in their current job ...
About 26 million people are not ~ed with a dentist.
VERB: V, V to-inf, V for n, V-ed
3.
If you ~ 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.
In order to ~ a car in Japan, the owner must have somewhere to park it...
...a ~ed charity.
VERB: V n, V-ed
4.
When something ~s on a scale or measuring instrument, it shows on the scale or instrument. You can also say that something ~s a certain amount or level on a scale or measuring instrument.
It will only ~ on sophisticated X-ray equipment...
The earthquake ~ed 5.3 points on the Richter scale...
VERB: V on n, V n
5.
If you ~ your feelings or opinions about something, you do something that makes them clear to other people.
Voters wish to ~ their dissatisfaction with the ruling party...
VERB: V n
6.
If a feeling ~s on someone’s face, their expression shows clearly that they have that feeling.
Surprise again ~ed on Rodney’s face.
= show
VERB: V on n
7.
If a piece of information does not ~ or if you do not ~ 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 ~ in her brain...
The sound was so familiar that she didn’t ~ it.
VERB: V, V n
8.
In linguistics, the ~ 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)
N-VAR
9.
see also cash ~ , electoral ~