- register
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 list of namesADJECTIVE▪ full (esp. BrE)▪ annual (esp. BrE)▪ central, federal, national, public (esp. BrE)▪ statutory (BrE)▪ professional (esp. BrE), social▪
CEOs who were listed in a social register
▪ attendance (BrE)▪the keeping of an attendance register
▪ electoral (esp. BrE)▪residents listed on the electoral register
▪ medical (BrE)▪Dr Shaw was struck off the medical register for misconduct.
▪ birth, marriage▪ class, school (both BrE)▪ church, parish (both esp. BrE)▪ guest (esp. AmE), hotel (esp. BrE)▪ check (AmE)▪ways of reconciling bank statements with check registers
▪ land (esp. BrE), share (BrE)▪ sex offenders' (BrE)▪He has been placed on the sex offenders' register.
VERB + REGISTER▪ appear on, be on (both esp. BrE)▪All those appearing on the register must notify the authorities of any change of address.
▪ join (esp. BrE)▪ remain on (BrE)▪ keep (esp. BrE), maintain▪They keep a register of all those who have contributed to the fund.
▪ call, take (both BrE) (take attendance in AmE)▪The teacher takes the register at the beginning of each class.
▪ compile (esp. BrE), create, draw up (esp. BrE), establish (esp. BrE)▪She was asked to draw up a register of suitable sites.
▪ add sb/sth to▪ enter sb/sth in, enter sb/sth on, register sth in, register sth on (all esp. BrE)▪Their names had been entered in the register as owners of the company.
▪ remove sb from, strike sb from, strike sb off (all BrE)▪He was struck off the medical register for professional misconduct.
▪ sign (esp. BrE)▪The bride and bridegroom signed the register.
REGISTER + VERB▪ contain sth, include sth▪a register containing details of four million cars
REGISTER + NOUN▪ office (in the UK)▪The Leas married in a register office.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the register▪It was the last entry in the register.
▪ on a/the register▪There are 36 children on the register.
PHRASES▪ an entry in a register, an entry on a register (esp. BrE)2 range of notes of a voice/an instrumentADJECTIVE▪ high, low, middle, upper▪the lower register of the piano
▪ vocal▪ chest, headPREPOSITION▪ in a/the register▪boy trebles singing in high registers
3 level/style of a piece of writing/speechADJECTIVE▪ formal, informalVERB + REGISTER▪ adopt (BrE)▪He has adopted an informal register so as not to alienate his audience.
4 (AmE) machine used for money in a shop/store ⇨ See ↑cash register{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb1 put sb/sth on an official listADVERB▪ formally, officially▪ properly▪They had not properly registered as required by state law.
▪ legally▪ fully (esp. BrE)▪On completion of the preregistration year, graduates become fully registered by the General Medical Council.
▪ duly▪As I reached my eighteenth birthday I duly registered for military service.
▪ automatically▪ online▪Players must register online before playing the game.
VERB + REGISTER▪ be required to, have to, must, need to, should▪You must register the death within three days.
▪ be eligible to▪ fail to▪ refuse toPREPOSITION▪ as▪the number of people officially registering as unemployed
▪ at▪He registered at his local university.
▪ for▪There is still time to register for English classes.
▪ with▪Students living away from home are required to register with a local doctor.
PHRASES▪ newly registered▪the preferences of newly registered voters
2 notice sthADVERB▪ barely, hardly▪She had barely registered his presence.
▪ dimly, vaguely▪He vaguely registered that the women had gone.
▪ slowly▪The words registered slowly in her mind.
VERB + REGISTER▪ fail to, not seem to▪His eyes failed to register Susan's surprise.
▪The pain that stung her hand did not seem to register.
▪ begin to▪Slowly, my mind began to register where I was: in the hospital.
Register is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑brainRegister is used with these nouns as the object: ↑birth, ↑complaint, ↑disagreement, ↑disapproval, ↑displeasure, ↑dissent, ↑invention, ↑name, ↑protest, ↑surprise, ↑vessel, ↑voter
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
