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| reg·is·ter [ réjjistər ] |
noun (plural reg·is·ters) |
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1. official list: an official record, often in the form of a list
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2. book for official records: a book in which a register of names, attendance, or events is kept
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3. item in official list: an item recorded in an official register
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4. measuring device that records: a device that automatically records numbers, degrees, or quantities
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5. commerce
Same as cash register
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6. correct alignment: correct alignment or positioning with respect to something else
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7. heating grate: a closable grill or grate through which warm or cool air is forced in a household heating system
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8. comput computer memory location: a memory location in a processor or microprocessor that has a particular storage capacity, is usually intended for a particular purpose, and is accessible at very high speeds
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9. music musical range: the range of a voice or instrument, or a part of this range
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10. music organ stop: one of a group of organ stops that are similar in tonal quality
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11. linguistics situation-specific language variety: language of a type that is appropriate to a social situation or used for communicating with a particular set of people
  The word is informal in register.
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verb (past and past participle reg·is·tered, present participle reg·is·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular reg·is·ters) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb write something in register: to enter something in a register, or have something entered there by an official
They registered at the hotel.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb enroll: to record your name with an organization, e.g. to enroll for an academic course or fulfill a legal requirement
register for the course in September
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3. transitive verb make record of something: to make a record of something, or have something recorded
I want to register a complaint with the manager.
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4. transitive verb show something as measurement: to indicate or record a measurement on a device or scale
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5. transitive and intransitive verb display feeling or thought: to be visible in somebody's facial expression or body language, or to display something in this way
registered her disapproval
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6. transitive verb note something mentally: to make a mental note of something
I registered the time before moving on.
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7. intransitive verb be understood: to be understood or remembered by somebody
The implications finally registered with me.
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8. transitive verb achieve something: to achieve or accomplish something
The team registered several notable successes last season.
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9. transitive verb send something by registered mail: to send a letter or package using a mail system that guarantees compensation if the item is lost
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10. intransitive verb be aligned: to be correctly aligned
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| [14th century. Via French< medieval Latin registrum, alteration of late Latin regesta "list," literally "things collected or brought back" < Latin gerere "bring"] |
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| reg·is·tered adjective |
| reg·is·ter·er noun |
| reg·is·tra·ble adjective |
| reg·is·trant noun |
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