registering

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.

   Synonyms:

   enroll, put down, catalogue, enlist, induct, enscroll, put on, tabulate

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
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.

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