register
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A formal recording of names, events.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹɛdʒɪstɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.
One who registers or records; a registrar; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of recording certain transactions or events.
An entry in such a book.
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.
The act of registering.
A device that automatically records a quantity.
verb
Enter into someone's consciousness
“Did this event register in your parents' minds?”
Enroll to vote
transitive
To sign-up, especially to vote.
Record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
transitive
To record, especially in writing.
transitive
To express outward signs.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.
Used this way, register is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “Did you register any change when I pressed the button?”verb
- “I'd like to register this letter.”verb
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Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.
An official written record of names or events or transactions.
A machine that tabulates the amount of sales transactions, makes a permanent and cumulative record of them, and has a….
Anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information….
Word Family
Related forms, grouped by how they connect.
Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
Officially recorded with or certified by a recognized breed association.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Mail that is registered by the post office when sent in order to assure safe delivery.
Someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business.
A security whose owner's name is recorded on the books of the issuer (or issuer's agent).
A bond whose owner is recorded on the books of the issuer.
Mail that is registered by the post office when sent in order to assure safe delivery.
A tone language that uses different voice registers.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
A person who is formally entered (along with others) in a register (and who obtains certain rights thereby).
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Synonyms
Sense: formal recording of names or events or transactions
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