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to register

to register

1 3.4
To send an item by post so it can be tracked and signed for
  • verb
  • /ˈrɛdʒɪstər/
: enviar por correo certificado
  • To ensure safe delivery, I will register this important document.
  • register mail

Examples

  • I want to send this registered -

  • I have already written one letter, and have not received an answer, so I am sending this one registered mail.

  • Bob Berryman, the largest stock trailer dealer in the South, got a registered letter from the IRS.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I will register this package so you can track its delivery.

  • Please register your letter with the postal service for added security.

Compounds

56 1.4

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

2 3.5

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

shift register
  • Specialized
1 7.7

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

chest register
  • Specialized
1 7.4

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

index register
  • Specialized
1 7.0

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

register language
  • Specialized
1 9.9

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

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

How Secure

to register
1 3.4
to post
  • UK
9 1.0

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'. Sending something by registered mail means the post office writes it down and keeps a record so it can be tracked.