register
68
3.0
- noun
- /ˈrɛdʒɪstər/
- Formal
:
registro
- The committee concluded that Simpson had committed misconduct and suspended him from the register for two years.
- voters' register
- federal register
- national register
We met in the lobby downstairs because because the name wasn't on the register, so we couldn't go up.
- We met in the lobby downstairs because because the name wasn't on the register, so we couldn't go up.
- He was on the register that he wasn't.
Examples
-
That was the hotel register.
-
And take my name off your register!
-
Would you sign the register. please?
-
- I saw her name in the register.
-
All animals in a production unit must be entered in a central register.
-
However, the Northern Ireland Social Care Council has a voluntary register for those providing social care.
Academic text (2012) -
I have to be downstairs and show them the register.
-
"If a person's name is not in one of the registers, then that person is not dead."
Fiction book (1996) -
Check the register.
-
Wendy looked up her dad's name in the register and found the spot where his body lies.
Synonyms
∞
2.5
A paper or file that gives information about past events
∞
2.0
A paper or electronic file that gives official information
122
3.2
An official list of names kept for record
100
4.2
An official list of names or items kept by an organization
43
3.0
An official document a government must keep and let people read
27
3.6
A book for writing money transactions in time order
18
3.3
A written document that gives reliable information about past events
12
3.3
A book where people write regular records of journeys, events, or activities
12
2.3
A book that lists official facts or achievements
12
3.0
A form where people write their names to join an activity
5
3.4
A document that keeps proof of facts or events
3
2.5
A formal paper that gives information or records facts
1
3.2
A paper that describes events so people can read about them later
A list of official records kept for future reference
Compounds
1
3.5
A book or list where you record checks and deposits to track your bank account
- Specialized
The lower part of the voice you feel vibrating in your chest when you speak or sing
- Specialized
A small storage inside the computer's processor that keeps calculation results by adding new numbers to old ones
- Specialized
A small storage inside the computer that changes an address to find data in memory
- Specialized
A tone language that uses high or low voice pitch to show different word meanings
How Official
Surface Forms
Etymology
Register comes from the Medieval Latin word registrum, which means 'a written list'. So a register is an official book or list where names, events, or transactions are written down.