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to register

to register

603 2.8
To record information officially, for example names or events
  • verb
  • /ˈrɛdʒɪstər/
translation icon : registrar
  • You have to register with the Elections Commission.
  • register to vote
  • register voters
  • register users

In some states you can still register to vote in some.

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Examples

  • Link is below to register and save a seat.

  • The conference presented 58 papers and had 140 registered participants from 34 companies and 13 countries.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In some states you can still register to vote in some.

  • What do you get if you register for this class?

  • Your Love Daddy says, "Register to vote. "

  • You must register immediately upon return...

  • University life for the students began as they registered and moved into the dormitory.

    Academic text (2011)
  • There have even been some who choose to register for the class as juniors.

    Academic text (2008)
  • At the first live session, 68 of the 94 registered participants joined as individual users.

    Academic text (2015)
  • You must register to vote before the deadline in your state.

Synonyms

to file
vsto register
  • Formal
3.7

To officially give a document to a court or other authority

is about officially entering details into a list rather than filing paperwork
to enter
vsto register
535 1.1

To register to take part in a competition or event

is the formal act of recording that involvement officially with an authority
to sign up
vsto register
408 1.3

To join an activity or service by giving your name

is the wider formal act of recording participation with an authority rather than casual signup
to record
vsto register
350 2.6

To show a measurement or change on a device

is the act of officially entering information with an authority rather than instrument logging
to enroll
vsto register
  • US
164 2.7

To register officially to take a course or join a group

covers official entry but more broadly for many kinds of official lists and enrollments
to sign in
vsto register
58 1.8

Enter your name or details to show you have arrived

is broader, covering any official entering of information, not only arrivals
to reg
vsto register
  • Informal
8 8.8

To officially record your name and details for something

is the normal formal action of officially entering information with an authority
to put down as
vsto register
5 4.3

To register someone for an activity or list and give them a specific role

is the broader official recording action, not only assigning roles or classifications
to inscribe
vsto register
  • Formal
3 5.9

Put your name on an official list to join a group

is the general act of officially entering information, not only institutional membership

Compounds

38 1.4

A machine in a shop that adds up prices and holds money

1 3.5

A book or list where you record checks and deposits to track your bank account

chest register
  • Specialized
7.4

The lower part of the voice you feel vibrating in your chest when you speak or sing

accumulator register
  • Specialized
7.9

A small storage inside the computer's processor that keeps calculation results by adding new numbers to old ones

head register
  • Specialized
7.7

Higher singing notes that you feel in your head not your chest

index register
  • Specialized
7.0

A small storage inside the computer that changes an address to find data in memory

register language
  • Specialized
9.9

A tone language that uses high or low voice pitch to show different word meanings

shift register
  • Specialized
7.7

A small memory that moves bits left or right one place at a time

How Official

to register
603 2.8
to file
  • Formal
3.7
to enroll
  • US
164 2.7
to sign up
408 1.3

Surface Forms

register infinitive
registered past
registered past participle
registering present participle
registers third person singular

Etymology

Register comes from the Medieval Latin verb registrare, which means 'to write in a list'. So to register is to officially record or enter information, for example a birth or a business name.