register
[noun]
Synonyms:
- list, archives, catalogue, chronicle, diary, file, log, record, roll, roster
[verb]
Synonyms:
- record, catalogue, chronicle, enlist, enrol, enter, list, note
- show, display, exhibit, express, indicate, manifest, mark, reveal

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English Thesaurus: list, checklist, short list/shortlist, register, programme, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. re‧gis‧ter¹ S3 W3 AC /ˈredʒəstə, ˈredʒɪstə $ -ər/ noun
[Word Family: noun: register, registration, registry; verb: register]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: registre, from Medieval Latin registrum, from Latin regerere 'to bring back']

1. OFFICIAL LIST [countable] an official list of names of people, companies etc, or a book that has this list
register of
the official register of births, deaths, and marriages
Have you signed the hotel register?
Police want a national register of DNA samples.
the electoral register (=official list of voters)
call/take the register British English old-fashioned (=say the names of the students in a class, to check who is there)

2. LANGUAGE STYLE [uncountable and countable] technical the words, style, and grammar used by speakers and writers in a particular situation or in a particular type of writing
formal/informal register
letters written in a formal register

3. MUSIC [countable] technical the range of musical notes that someone’s voice or a musical instrument can reach
the upper/middle/lower register
the upper register of the cello

4. MACHINE [countable] a cash register

5. HEATING CONTROL [countable] American English a movable metal plate that controls the flow of air in a heating or cooling system Synonym : vent

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. register² S3 W3 AC verb
[Word Family: noun: register, registration, registry; verb: register]

1. ON A LIST [intransitive and transitive] to put someone’s or something’s name on an official list:
The tanker is registered in Rotterdam.
register for
How many students have registered for English classes?
register with
You must bring your insurance card with you when you register with a dentist or doctor.
register a birth/death/marriage
The baby’s birth was registered this morning.
be registered (as) unemployed/disabled etc British English (=be on an official list of a particular group)

2. STATE YOUR OPINION [transitive] formal to officially state your opinion about something so that everyone knows what you think or feel:
The delegation registered a formal protest with US embassy officials Wednesday.

3. REALIZE [intransitive usually in negatives, transitive] if something registers, or if you register it, you realize or notice it, and then remember it:
She had told me her name before, but I guess it didn’t register.
I’d been standing there for several minutes before he registered my presence.

4. MEASUREMENT [intransitive and transitive] if an instrument registers an amount or if something registers on it, the instrument shows that amount:
The thermometer registered 98.6°.
The earthquake registered 7.2 on the Richter scale.

5. SHOW A FEELING [transitive] formal to show or express a feeling:
Her face registered shock and anger.

6. MAIL [transitive] British English to send a package, letter etc by registered post:
Did you register the parcel?

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

register
noun
I. list of names
ADJ. detailed | full | up-to-date | annual | central, national, public | statutory | professional | attendance, membership | electoral, voters' | medical | birth, burial, marriage | address | class, school | church, parish | hotel | asset, land, property, share
VERB + REGISTER appear on, be on All those appearing on the register must notify the authorities of any change of address.
remain on | keep, maintain They keep a register of all those who have contributed to the fund.
call, take The teacher takes the register at the beginning of each class.
inspect | compile, create, draw up, establish She was asked to draw up a register of suitable sites.
add sb/sth to, enter sb/sth in/on, register sb/sth in/on Their names had been entered in the register as owners of the company.
omit sb/sth from | remove sb from, strike sb from/off He was struck off the medical register for professional misconduct.
sign The bride and bridegroom signed the register.
REGISTER + VERB contain sth, include sth a register containing details of four million cars
REGISTER + NOUN office
PREP. in a /the~ It was the last entry in the register.
on a/the ~ There are 36 children on the register.
PHRASES an entry in/on a register

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

register
II. range of a voice/an instrument
ADJ. high, low, middle, upper the lower register of the piano
PREP. in a/the ~ boy trebles singing in high registers

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

register
III. level/style of a piece of writing/speech
ADJ. formal, informal | appropriate
VERB + REGISTER adopt He has adopted an informal register so as not to alienate his audience.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

register
verb
I. put sb/sth on an official list
ADV. fully On completion of the preregistration year, graduates become fully registered by the General Medical Council.
jointly About 68 per cent of illegitimate births were jointly registered by both parents.
formally, officially | legally | duly As I reached my eighteenth birthday I duly registered for military service.
automatically
VERB + REGISTER be required to, have to, must You must register the death within three days.
be eligible to, be entitled to | fail to | refuse to
PREP. as the number of people officially registering as unemployed
at He registered at his local university.
for There is still time to register for English classes.
with Students living away from home are required to register with a local doctor.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

register
II. notice sth
ADV. barely, hardly, scarcely She had barely registered his presence.
vaguely He vaguely registered that the women had gone.
VERB + REGISTER fail to His eyes failed to register Meredith's surprise.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

list a set of names, places, jobs you need to do etc, which are written one below the other:
Henry’s name wasn’t on the list.
She made a list of the people she wanted to invite to the wedding.
Could I have a list of hotels in Bournemouth and the surrounding area?
I forgot to bring my shopping list with me.
checklist a list of things you need or things you have to do which you keep in order to help you remember them:
Use a checklist when visiting properties to buy, so that you keep a record of which features you liked and didn’t like.
I made a checklist of things I needed to do before the holiday.
short list/shortlist a list of the most suitable people for a job or prize, chosen from a larger group of people:
Her name is on the shortlist for the Booker Prize.
You were lucky to even get onto the shortlist.
A shortlist is drawn up, from which the successful candidate will be chosen.
register an official list containing the names of all the people, organizations, or things of a particular type:
a register of qualified translators
a civil register of births, deaths, and marriages
Make sure your name is on the electoral register (=the official list of people who can vote).
programme British English, program American English a list of all the activities or events that have been planned, especially one that shows when each event will happen:
First on the programme is a speech by the organizer, Mrs Jenkins.
A spectacular program of exhibitions, displays and competitions has been planned.
Because of bad weather, our programme of events has had to be changed slightly.
agenda a list of the subjects that will be discussed at a meeting:
Have you got a copy of the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting?
the next item on the agenda
The fuel crisis will be at the top of the agenda for today’s board meeting.
index an alphabetical list of names and subjects at the back of a book, that shows which page they are mentioned on:
It’s a lot quicker if you use the index.
I looked up his name in the index.
inventory a list of everything in a house, factory, or shop, written so that you know exactly what is there:
Some of the things in the shop were not listed in the inventory.
The company keeps a full inventory of its equipment.
⇒ make an inventory:
She made an inventory of everything in the apartment.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

push to make something or someone move by pressing them with your hands, arms etc:
Push the door, don’t pull it.
She pushed him away and walked out.
shove to push someone or something in a rough or careless way:
People were shoving to get to the front of the queue.
Tom shoved his suitcase under the bed.
stuff informal to push something quickly and carelessly into a small space:
She stuffed a few clothes into a bag and left.
poke to push someone or something with your finger or something sharp:
I poked the snake with a stick but it was dead.
nudge to push someone beside you gently with your elbow to get their attention:
Toby nudged me and pointed out of the window.
roll to push something round or something on wheels so that it moves forward:
They rolled the logs down the hill.
The car still didn’t start so we tried to roll it off the road.
wheel to push something with wheels, for example a bicycle or a trolley, so that it moves forward, while guiding it with your hands:
Rob wheeled his bike round the back of the house.
record information about something that is written down:
your medical records
the public records office
I have to keep a record of all my spending when I’m travelling on business.
file a set of written records, or information stored on a computer under a particular name:
He began reading the file on the case.
I think I may have accidentally deleted the file.
accounts (also books informal) an exact record of the money that a company has received and spent:
Companies are required by law to publish their annual accounts.
Someone had been falsifying the accounts.
The company’s books all seemed to be in order.
ledger one of the official books in which a company’s financial records are kept, which show how much it has received and spent:
The costs have been moved from one column of the ledger to another.
minutes an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting:
Both points are mentioned in the minutes of the last meeting on August 3rd.
diary a book in which you regularly write down the things that have happened to you:
In his diary he wrote, ‘It s lovely having him here, we’ve had so many cosy talks.’
I’ll just check in my diary to see if I’m free.
blog a web page on the Internet on which someone regularly writes about their life, opinions, or a particular subject:
I may not always agree with David, but I always read his blog.
register an official list of names of people, organizations etc:
Guests must sign the hotel register.
the national register of births, deaths, and marriages
Lloyds Register of Shipping
log an official record that is kept on a ship or plane:
Mr Appleby said he complained to a senior officer, who made a note in the ship’s log.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

record information about something that is written down:
your medical records
the public records office
I have to keep a record of all my spending when I’m travelling on business.
file a set of written records, or information stored on a computer under a particular name:
He began reading the file on the case.
I think I may have accidentally deleted the file.
accounts (also books informal) an exact record of the money that a company has received and spent:
Companies are required by law to publish their annual accounts.
Someone had been falsifying the accounts.
The company’s books all seemed to be in order.
ledger one of the official books in which a company’s financial records are kept, which show how much it has received and spent:
The costs have been moved from one column of the ledger to another.
minutes an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting:
Both points are mentioned in the minutes of the last meeting on August 3rd.
diary a book in which you regularly write down the things that have happened to you:
In his diary he wrote, ‘It s lovely having him here, we’ve had so many cosy talks.’
I’ll just check in my diary to see if I’m free.
blog a web page on the Internet on which someone regularly writes about their life, opinions, or a particular subject:
I may not always agree with David, but I always read his blog.
register an official list of names of people, organizations etc:
Guests must sign the hotel register.
the national register of births, deaths, and marriages
Lloyds Register of Shipping
roll an official list of names, especially of people who are allowed to do something such as vote or be in a class at school:
the electoral roll (=list of people who can vote in an area)
The teacher called the roll (=read out the list of the names of the students, who then have to say if they are present).
log an official record that is kept on a ship or plane:
Mr Appleby said he complained to a senior officer, who made a note in the ship’s log.
keep to leave something in one particular place so that you can find it easily:
Where do you keep the scissors?
The keys are kept in my office.
store to put things away and keep them until you need them:
Villagers have begun storing wood for the winter.
save to keep something so that you can use or enjoy it in the future:
He had been saving the bottle of champagne for a special occasion.
We can save the rest of the pie for later.
collect to get and keep objects of the same type because you think they are attractive or interesting:
Kate collects old postcards.
hold to keep something to be used when it is needed, especially something that many different people may need to use:
Medical records are now usually held on computers.
reserve formal to keep part of something for use at a later time during a process such as cooking:
Reserve some of the chocolate so that you can use it for decorating the cake.
hoard to keep large amounts of food, money etc because you think you may not be able to get them in the future – used when you do not approve of people doing this because it is not necessary or not fair to other people:
People have been hoarding food and fuel in case there is another attack.
Rationing of basic food products was introduced to prevent hoarding.

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