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Meaning in simple English
US /ˈrɛdʒɪstɚ/ · UK /ˈredʒɪstə/
register means: An official list or record of names, events, or transactions.
noun
An official list or record of names, events, or transactions.
- Please sign the register.
- The teacher checked the attendance register.
- I couldn’t find my name on the electoral register.
A shop machine that adds up prices and keeps the money paid by customers.
- Pay at the register, please.
- The cashier opened the register.
- There are three registers near the entrance.
A way of speaking or writing that suits a particular situation or group.
- The letter uses a formal register.
- Friends usually speak in a relaxed register.
- Different situations call for different registers.
The range of high or low sounds that a voice or musical instrument produces.
- Her voice is clear in its lower register.
- The flute plays in a high register.
- He moves easily between different vocal registers.
verb
To put your name or details on an official list, or add someone else’s.
- You can register online.
- She registered her baby’s birth yesterday.
- Have you registered for the exam?
To formally tell someone about your complaint, disagreement, or opinion.
- I want to register a complaint.
- Residents registered their objections to the plan.
- The union will register a formal protest.
If something does this, you notice it or understand its importance.
- His name did not register.
- The news finally registered with her.
- I heard the question, but it barely registered.
If a measuring device does this, it shows or records a particular amount.
- The thermometer registered thirty degrees.
- The meter registers tiny changes in pressure.
- Did the scale register your weight correctly?
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