register

verb

/ˈredʒɪstə(r)/

/ˈredʒɪstər/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they register	/ˈredʒɪstə(r)/ /ˈredʒɪstər/
he / she / it registers	/ˈredʒɪstəz/ /ˈredʒɪstərz/
past simple registered	/ˈredʒɪstəd/ /ˈredʒɪstərd/
past participle registered	/ˈredʒɪstəd/ /ˈredʒɪstərd/
-ing form registering	/ˈredʒɪstərɪŋ/ /ˈredʒɪstərɪŋ/

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put name on list

[transitive, intransitive] to record your/somebody’s/something’s name on an official list

You can also register online.
to register a birth/marriage/death
to register a company/trademark
register somebody/something The site has 114 million registered users.
a registered charity
We expect about 50 per cent of registered voters to vote in the election.
The police has registered a case against the company.
The regulations require doctors and patients to register in a database.
The ship was registered in Panama.
Six other families were also registered at the same address.
to register at a hotel
register somebody + adj. She is officially registered disabled.
register as something They encouraged all eligible citizens to register as voters.
register somebody/something as something He then registered the name as a trademark.
register with somebody/something to register with a doctor/dentist
register somebody/something with somebody/something All childminders should be registered with the local authority.
register for something About 700 people registered for the conference.
register somebody/something for something The drug has not been registered for use in Australia.
register to do something More than 5 000 people registered to take part in the contest.
register somebody to do something 78 per cent reported that they were registered to vote.

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Extra Examples

About 68 per cent of illegitimate births were jointly registered by both parents.
As I reached my eighteenth birthday I duly registered for military service.
He registered at his local university.
On completion of the preregistration year, graduates become fully registered by the General Medical Council.
Players must register online before playing the game.
Students living away from home are required to register with a local doctor.
There is still time to register for English classes.
They had not properly registered as required by state law.
You must register the death within three days.
the number of people officially registering as unemployed
the preferences of newly registered voters
All students must be registered with a local doctor.
Many older people have registered for a postal vote.
Not all firms are registered for VAT.
Only 2% of the workforce was registered as unemployed.
The company's logo has not yet been registered as a trademark.
Visitors to the country had to register with the police.
You need to go to the Registrar's Office to register the death.

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

formally
officially
properly
…

verb + register

be required to
have to
must
…

preposition

phrases

newly registered

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give opinion publicly

[transitive] register something (formal) to make your opinion known officially or publicly

China has registered a protest over foreign intervention.

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on measuring instrument

[intransitive] + noun if a measuring instrument registers an amount or something registers an amount on a measuring instrument, the instrument shows or records that amount

The thermometer registered 32°C.
The earthquake registered 3 on the Richter scale.
The stock exchange has registered huge losses this week.

show feeling

[transitive, no passive, intransitive] register (something) (formal) to show or express a feeling

Her face registered disapproval.
Shock registered on everyone's face.

notice something

[transitive, no passive, intransitive] (often used in negative sentences) to notice something and remember it; to be noticed

register (something) He barely registered our presence.
I told her my name, but it obviously didn't register.
register that… He vaguely registered that the women had gone.
register where, what, etc… Slowly, my mind began to register where I was: in the hospital.

Extra Examples

The pain that stung her hand did not seem to register.
The words registered slowly in her mind.
His eyes failed to register Meredith's surprise.

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

barely
hardly
dimly
…

verb + register

fail to
not seem to
begin to
…

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letter/package

[transitive, usually passive] register something to send something by mail, paying extra money to protect it against loss or damage

Can I register this, please?
a registered letter

Word 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’.

register

noun

/ˈredʒɪstə(r)/

/ˈredʒɪstər/

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list of names

[countable] an official list or record of names, items, etc.; a book that contains such a list

The bride and groom signed the register.
Could you sign the hotel register please, sir?
register of somebody/something They keep a register of all those who have contributed to the fund.
on a register to be on the register of electors
in a register an entry in a register
Income information will also appear in the register.
(British English) The teacher took the register (= checked who was present at school).
(British English) Dr Shaw was struck off the medical register for misconduct.

see also electoral register, parish register

Extra Examples

CEOs who were listed in a social register
He has been placed on the sex offenders' register.
It was the last entry in the register.
She was asked to draw up a register of suitable sites.
The teacher takes the register at the beginning of each class.
Their names had been entered in the register as owners of the company.
There are 36 children on the register.
a register containing details of four million cars
the keeping of an attendance register
ways of reconciling bank statements with check registers
All those appearing on the register must inform the authorities of any change of address.
You can put your name on a register of people who do not wish to receive sales calls.

Topics Educationb2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

full
annual
central
…

verb + register

appear on
be on
join
…

contain something
include something

office

preposition

in a/the register
on a/the register

phrases

an entry in a register
an entry on a register

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of voice/instrument

[countable] the range, or part of a range, of a human voice or a musical instrument

in the upper/middle/lower register

Extra Examples

the lower register of the piano
boy trebles singing in high registers

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

high
low
middle
…

preposition

in a/the register

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of writing/speech

[countable, uncountable] (linguistics) the level and style of a piece of writing or speech, that is usually appropriate to the situation that it is used in

The essay suddenly switches from a formal to an informal register.
He has adopted an informal register so as not to alienate his audience.

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register

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

formal
informal

verb + register

adopt

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for hot/cold air

[countable] (North American English) an opening, with a cover that you can have open or shut, that allows hot or cold air from a heating or cooling system into a room compare vent

machine

(North American English)

(also cash register British and North American English)

(British English also till)

[countable] a machine used in shops, restaurants, etc. for keeping money in, and that shows and records the amount of money received for each thing that is sold