to register
- verb
- /ˈrɛdʒɪstər/
- To ensure safe delivery, I will register this important document.
- register mail
Examples
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I want to send this registered -
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I have already written one letter, and have not received an answer, so I am sending this one registered mail.
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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.
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Please register your letter with the postal service for added security.
Compounds
A book or list where you record checks and deposits to track your bank account
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The lower part of the voice you feel vibrating in your chest when you speak or sing
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A small storage inside the computer's processor that keeps calculation results by adding new numbers to old ones
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A small storage inside the computer that changes an address to find data in memory
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A tone language that uses high or low voice pitch to show different word meanings
How Secure
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Surface Forms
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.