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register

reg·is·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rej-uh-ster]
    • /ˈrɛdʒ ə stər/
    • /ˈredʒɪstə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rej-uh-ster]
    • /ˈrɛdʒ ə stər/

Definitions of register word

  • noun register a list or record of such acts, events, etc. 1
  • noun register an entry in such a book, record, or list. 1
  • noun register an official document issued to a merchant ship as evidence of its nationality. 1
  • noun register registration or registry. 1
  • noun register a mechanical device by which certain data are automatically recorded. 1
  • noun register cash register. 1

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Origin of register

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English registre < Middle French, Old French < Medieval Latin registrum, regestrum, alteration of Late Latin regesta catalog, list, noun use of neuter plural of Latin regestus, past participle of regerere to carry back, pile up, collect, equivalent to re- re- + ges-, stem of gerere to bear + -tus past participle suffix; (v.) Middle English registren (< Middle French registrer) < Medieval Latin registrāre, derivative of registrum

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Parts of speech for Register

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

register popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

register usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for register

noun register

  • account book — a booklet in which all the transactions that take place in a bank account or a company's accounts are recorded
  • account — If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it.
  • album — An album is a record with about 25 minutes of music on each side. You can also refer to a collection of songs that is available on a record or CD as an album.
  • almanac — An almanac is a book published every year which contains information about the movements of the planets, the changes of the moon and the tides, and the dates of important anniversaries.
  • annal — the recorded events of one year

verb register

  • ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
  • audiotape — Audiotape is magnetic tape which is used to record sound.
  • balloted — a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote.
  • bang into — a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
  • be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.

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