register

register
I UK [ˈredʒɪstə(r)] / US [ˈredʒɪstər] verb
Word forms "register":
present tense I/you/we/they register he/she/it registers present participle registering past tense registered past participle registered
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1)
a) [intransitive] to put your name and other information on an official list in order to be allowed to vote, study, stay in a hotel etc

Where do we go to register?

register for:

Have you registered for the English exam yet?

register with:

When you move house, you need to register with a local doctor.

b) [transitive] to put information about someone or something on an official list

The company was originally registered in 1856.

Births must be registered within 42 days.

2) [transitive] to show as a particular measurement on a piece of equipment

an earthquake registering 5.1 on the Richter scale

3) [intransitive/transitive] to realize or notice something

She did tell me she'd be out, but it didn't register.

Austin stared at him, as if registering his presence for the first time.

4) [transitive] formal to show your feelings about something in your face or voice

George's look registered his confusion.

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Collocations:
Nouns frequently used as objects of register
▪  concern, confusion, disapproval, disbelief, distaste, surprise
5) [transitive] formal to make your opinion known publicly or officially

demonstrators seeking to register a protest against the new law

I decided to register a complaint with the manager.

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Collocations:
Nouns frequently used as objects of register
▪  complaint, concern, objection, protest
6) [transitive] mainly journalism to achieve something in a game or competition

City registered their fourth successive home win.

7) [transitive] to send a letter or parcel by registered post

II UK [ˈredʒɪstə(r)] / US [ˈredʒɪstər] noun
Word forms "register":
singular register plural registers
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1)
a) [countable] an official list or record of a particular type of thing

the register of births, deaths, and marriages

At 9 o'clock the teacher calls the register (= checks to see which children are present by reading out their names).

b) a book in which someone keeps lists or records

All new guests must sign the hotel register.

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Collocations:
Verbs frequently used with register as the object ▪  compile, establish, keep, maintain, sign, update
2) [countable] music the range of musical sounds that a voice or a musical instrument can produce
3) [countable/uncountable] linguistics the type of language that you use in a particular situation or when communicating with a particular group of people
4) [countable] a flat piece of metal that you can open and close to control the flow of air in a heating system

English dictionary. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?
Synonyms:
(as of deeds, or or births and deaths), , , , , , , , , / , , , , , ,


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