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/ |
- [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.
WordfinderExtra 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
- …
- be required to
- have to
- must
- …
- as
- at
- for
- …
- newly registered
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- [transitive] register something (formal) to make your opinion known officially or publicly
- Many saw the vote as a way to register a protest.
- [intransitive, transitive] if a measuring instrument registers an amount or something registers an amount on a measuring instrument, the instrument shows or records that amount
- + noun The thermometer registered 32°C.
- The earthquake registered 3 on the Richter scale.
- register something The stock exchange has registered huge losses this week.
- [transitive, no passive, intransitive] register (something) (formal) to show or express a feeling
- Her face registered disapproval.
- Shock registered on everyone's face.
- [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
- …
- fail to
- not seem to
- begin to
- …
- [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
put name on list
give opinion publicly
on measuring instrument
show feeling
notice something
letter/package
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’.
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