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to register

to register

26 3.4
To send an item by post so it can be tracked and signed for
  • verb
  • /ˈrɛdʒɪstər/
translation icon : 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

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 Secure

to register
26 3.4
to post
  • UK
127 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.