- 1[transitive, intransitive] to record your/someone's/something's name on an official list register something to register a birth/marriage/death to register a company/trademark register something in something The ship was registered in Panama. register somebody + adj. She is officially registered (as) disabled. register (somebody) as something 7,500 people were registered as exhibitors. register (with somebody/something) You need to register with our office by December 1. register (at/for something) to register at a hotel
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officially join class - 2[intransitive, transitive] to arrange for yourself or for someone else to officially join a class in school synonym enroll register (for something) When do you register for the spring semester? register somebody (at something) Tommy's mother registered him at the local elementary school.
- 3[transitive] register something (formal) to make your opinion known officially or publicly China has registered a protest over foreign intervention. on measuring instrument
- 4[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°F. The earthquake registered 3 on the Richter scale. The stock exchange has registered huge losses this week. show feeling
- 5[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
- 6[transitive, no passive, intransitive] (often used in negative sentences) register (something) to notice something and remember it; to be noticed He barely registered our presence. I told her my name, but it obviously didn't register. letter/package
- 7[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
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NAmE//ˈrɛdʒəstər//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they register he / she / it registers
past simple registered
-ing form registering
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