register
//ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.stə//
Forms
- Plural
- registers
- present (v1)
- register
- past (v2)
- registered
- past participle (v3)
- registered
- present participle
- registering
- 3rd person singular
- registers
Definitions
1.A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.
- The teacher took the register by calling out each child's name.
2.A book of such entries.
- As you have one eye upon my follies, […] turn another into the register of your own.
3.An entry in such a book.
4.The act of registering.
1.To sign-up, especially to vote.
2.To record, especially in writing.
- Tottenham, who lost William Gallas to injury before the end, struggled to find any sort of response and did not register a single shot on target.
- In every way dinner proved up beyond my expectations, and I registered a note that the cook, whoever or whatever he might be, was a capable man at his trade.
3.To buy the full version of trial software by providing one's details and payment.
- This is a trial version, and will expire in 30 days. Please register!
4.To enter in a register; to enlist.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3049
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Medieval Latin registrum, from Late Latin regesta (“list, items recorded”), from Latin regerō (“to record, to carry back”), from re- + gerō (“to carry, bear”).
Compare Latin registoria (“a treasurer”).