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register

Syllables: re·gis·terUK/ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.stə//ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.stɚ/

register noun: a formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc. Also the ellipsis of cash register.

Noun

register (plural registers)

  1. A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.
    • The teacher took the register by calling out each child's name.
  2. A book of such entries.
    • As you have one eye upon my follies, […] turn another into the register of your own.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  3. An entry in such a book.
  4. The act of registering.
  5. A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title.
  6. One who registers or records; a registrar; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of recording certain transactions or events.
    • a register of deeds
  7. A distinct horizontal (or, more rarely, vertical) section of a work of art or inscription that is divided into several such sections.
    • The division of the field into an upper and lower register, with decorative motifs in the upper register and a scene with figures in the lower register, as here, is, as has been mentioned, characteristic of Syrian seals from the early second millennium.1984, Beatrice Teissier, Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, page 70
    • The east wall is decorated in raised relief with two registers of scenes above a dado showing a northward fecundity figure procession.1989, Eleni Vassilika, Ptolemaic Philae, page 76
  8. A device that automatically records a quantity.
  9. The part of a telegraphic apparatus that automatically records the message received.
  10. A list of received calls in a phone set.
  11. A small unit of very fast memory that is directly accessible to the central processing unit, and is mostly used to store inputs, outputs, or intermediate results of computations.
    • When the microprocessor decodes the JSR opcode, it stores the operand into the TEMP register and pushes the current contents of the PC ($00 0128) onto the stack.1992, Michael A. Miller, The 68000 Microprocessor Family: Architecture, Programming, and Applications, page 47
    • If you can trace back through the disassembly to where the variable is first loaded into a register, you can often discover its value or its address by inspecting that register.2014, Jason Gregory, Game Engine Architecture, Second Edition, page 90
  12. The exact alignment of lines, margins, and colors.
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  1. The inner part of the mould in which types are cast.
  2. The range of a voice or instrument.
  3. An organ stop.
  4. A style of a language used in a particular context.
    • We rewrote certain communications templates to use a more formal register.
    • It seems equally clear that the ‘Complement + Prepositionʼ order illustrated in (172) (a) is likewise highly marked, and hence subject to heavy restrictions on its use. And sure enough, this does indeed seem to be the case: for one thing, forms such as thereafter, herein, whereby are stylistically...1988, Andrew Radford, chapter 5, in Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 275
  5. A grille at the outflow of a ventilation duct, capable of being opened and closed to direct the air flow.
    • No. 1 chamber, 1 8x12 side wall register for warm air. No. 2 chamber, 1 8x12 side wall register for warm air.1891, Anson Oliver Kittredge, The Metal Worker Essays on House Heating by Steam, Hot Water and Hot Air: With Introduction and Tabular Comparisons, page 22
    • The remaining ceiling register is connected with the main vent shaft containing the smokepipe. Each of the ceiling registers in the lecture hall is controlled by a damper operated by a drain in the boilerroom.1897, Edward J. Mehren, Henry Coddington Meyer, John M. Goodell, Engineering Record, Building Record and Sanitary Engineer, page 102

Verb

register (third-person singular simple present registers, present participle registering, simple past and past participle registered)

  1. (transitive) To enter in a register; to enlist.
  2. (transitive) To sign-up, especially to vote.
    • I am running for President to take this country in a new direction. But I can’t do it alone. I need you. Whether it’s the first time, or the first time in a long time, I need you to register and vote on November 4th.2008, Barack Obama, “Letter to Vibe Magazine”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
  3. (transitive) To record, especially in writing.
    • Tottenham, who lost William Gallas to injury before the end, struggled to find any sort of response and did not register a single shot on target.2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport
    • In every way dinner proved up beyond my expectations, and I registered a note that the cook, whoever or whatever he might be, was a capable man at his trade.1914, Jack London, chapter VII, in The Mutiny of the Elsinore
  4. (ambitransitive) To buy the full version of trial software by providing one's details and payment.
    • This is a trial version, and will expire in 30 days. Please register!
  5. (transitive) To express outward signs.
    • Members of Boston's lesbian and gay community participated in the protest to register anger at the hotel's exploitative treatment of women workers.1987 December 13, Elizabeth Pincus, “Copping To The Mop Scandal”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 22, page 2
  6. (transitive, postal) To record officially and handle specially.
  7. (especially, transitive) To make or adjust so as to be properly or precisely aligned.
  8. (intransitive) To place one's name, or have one's name placed in a register.
    • They registered for school.
  9. (intransitive) To make an impression.
    • You’re not listening. You’ve gone off inside your head on one of your riffs and the plain fact that your son is ill hasn’t even registered. The plain fact that I have to wake up every morning and listen to him asking—unbearably asking—why his father isn’t home hasn’t registered.2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 9
  10. (intransitive) To be in proper alignment; to align or correspond exactly.
    • The slightly smaller hind print may overlap but seldom registers precisely in the front track.1974, Robert Elman, The Hunter's Field Guide to the Game Birds and Animals of North America, →ISBN
    • […] but cat tracks are slightly more staggered, and on each side the back foot registers directly on the track of the front foot.1992, Dwight R. Schuh, Bowhunter's Encyclopedia: Practical, Easy-to-Find Answers to Your Bowhunting Questions, Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 279
  11. To voluntarily sign over for safe keeping, abandoning complete ownership for partial.
  12. (transitive) To perceive or comprehend; pick up on.
    • I did not register that look to mean anything more than an innocent, friendly smile.
  13. (intransitive) To occur; become realised or noticed; dawn on.
    • It did not register with me at the time that he'd end up betraying me, making off with all my savings.

Proper noun capitalized: Register

Register

  1. A surname.

Also used as

register is also the ellipsis of cash register.

register meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

register in Hindi

formal recording
अनुसूची anusūcī
book of such entries
अनुसूची anusūcī

register in Tamil

computing: part of the central processing unit used to store and manipulate numbers
பதிவகம் pativakam
linguistics: style of a language used in a particular context
வழக்கு vaḻakku

register in Marathi

नोंदणी करा, नोंदणी, नोंदणी करून घ्या

register in Urdu

رجسٹر کریں, رجسٹر کروائیں, رجسٹر کرنا
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register in Bengali
রেজিস্টার করুন, রেজিস্ট্রেশন করুন, রেজিস্ট্রেশন করা
register in Telugu
నమోదు చేసుకోండి, నమోదు చేయండి, రిజిస్టర్ చేసుకోండి
register in Malayalam
രജിസ്റ്റർ ചെയ്യുക, രജിസ്റ്റർ ചെയ്യൂ, രജിസ്റ്റർ ചെയ്യാൻ
register in Kannada
ನೋಂದಾಯಿಸಿ, ನೋಂದಣಿ ಮಾಡಿ, ನೋಂದಾಯಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ
register in Punjabi
ਰਜਿਸਟਰ ਕਰੋ, ਰਜਿਸਟ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਕਰੋ, ਰਜਿਸਟਰ ਕਰਨਾ
register in Gujarati
નોંધણી કરો, નોંધણી કરાવો, નોંધણી કરાવવી
register in Odia
ପଞ୍ଜିକରଣ କରନ୍ତୁ, ପଞ୍ଜୀକରଣ କରନ୍ତୁ, ପଞ୍ଜୀକୃତ କରନ୍ତୁ
register in Nepali
दर्ता गर्नुहोस्, पञ्जीकरण गर्नुहोस्, रजिस्टर गर्नुहोस्
register in Arabic
سِجِلّ sijill, مُسَجِّل musajjil, سَجَّلَ sajjala
register in Malay
daftar, buku daftar, butiran daftar, mendaftar
register in Indonesian
warna bahasa, laras bahasa, daftar, mendaftar
register in Thai
จดทะเบียน jòt-tá-biian, ลงทะเบียน long-tá-biian
register in Vietnamese
sổ bộ, đăng ký, đăng kí, ghi danh

Examples of register in a sentence

  • The reverse side is divided into three registers.2005, Abeer El-Shahawy, The Egyptian Museum in Cairo: A Walk Through the Alleys of Ancient Egypt, page 23:
  • While e-memos are less formal than the memos discussed [above], they still need to be professional in appearance and in register, that is, in the level of formality.2021, Laurel Currie Oates, Anne Enquist, Jeremy Francis, chapter 19, in The Legal Writing Handbook: Analysis, Research, and Writing (8th...
  • The Ideal Wall Register is not a receptacle for the accumulation of dirt.1906, Architectural File, page 543:
  • He went up to the room he shared with Buddy and opened the hot-air register so he could hear what his mother did next.1984, Stephen King, Gramma:

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Synonyms of register

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Antonyms

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Forms of register

Noun
pluralregisters
alternative form (obsolete)registre
Verb
third-person singular presentregisters
present participleregistering
past participleregistered
pastregistered
Proper noun
alternative formRegester

Past tense of register: registered

Plural of register: registers

Origin of register

From Medieval Latin registrum, from Late Latin regesta (“list, items recorded”), from Latin regerō (“to record, to carry back”), from re- + gerō (“to carry, bear”). Compare Latin registoria (“a treasurer”). Some senses influenced by association with unrelated Latin regō (“to rule”).

Words formed from register

Phrases with register

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Questions about register

What does register mean?
Register means a formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.
What is register in Hindi?
Register in Hindi is अनुसूची (anusūcī). See Register meaning in Hindi.
How do you use register in a sentence?
The reverse side is divided into three registers.
What part of speech is register?
Register can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce register?
Register is pronounced /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.stə/ (UK).
What is the plural of register?
The plural of register is registers.

Words near register in the dictionary

  1. regirdered
  2. regirdering
  3. regirders
  4. Regis
  5. Registan
  6. register
  7. register file
  8. register grate
  9. register grates
  10. register office
  11. register offices

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Adapted from Wiktionary: register (page history and authors); Register (page history and authors); register (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); register (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); register (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); register (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); register (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); register (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); register (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); register (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); register (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); register (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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