register
Collocations
53(noun.) list of names
ADJ
detailed | full | up-to-date | annual | central, national, public | statutory | professional | attendance, membership | electoral, voters' | medical | birth, burial, marriage | address | class, school | church, parish | hotel | asset, land, property, share
VERB + REGISTER
appear on, be on
Your name needs to be on the register before you can vote in the election.
remain on
keep, maintain
The school maintains a register of all students' attendance throughout the year.
call, take
Every morning, the office manager calls the register to check which employees are present.
inspect
compile, create, draw up, establish
The hospital had to create a register of all patients with allergies.
add sb/sth to, enter sb/sth in/on, register sb/sth in/on
When you buy a car, you must add it to the vehicle register.
omit sb/sth from
remove sb from, strike sb from/off
The teacher was removed from the professional register after the investigation.
sign
After the wedding ceremony, the couple signed the register in front of their families.
REGISTER + VERB
contain sth, include sth
The school register included the names of all students enrolled in the class.
REGISTER + NOUN
office
PREP
in a /the~
The teacher found my name in the school register and marked me present.
on a/the ~
My name wasn't on the register, so I had to speak to the teacher about it.
PHRASES
an entry in/on a register
(noun.) range of a voice/an instrument
ADJ
high, low, middle, upper
The singer's voice sounded beautiful in the upper register during the final chorus.
PREP
in a/the ~
The singer's voice moved effortlessly between the lower and higher registers during the performance.
(noun.) level/style of a piece of writing/speech
ADJ
formal, informal | appropriate
VERB + REGISTER
adopt
The teacher adopted a formal register when speaking to the school board meeting.
(verb.) put sb/sth on an official list
ADV
fully
After passing all her exams, Maria was fully registered as a qualified nurse at the hospital.
jointly
The couple jointly registered their newborn son at the town hall last week.
formally, officially | legally
duly
When the new students arrived at school, they duly registered at the main office.
automatically
VERB + REGISTER
be required to, have to, must
All students have to register for classes before the semester begins.
be eligible to, be entitled to | fail to | refuse to
PREP
as
When she turned 18, she decided to register as a volunteer at the local hospital.
at
She registered at the hotel and received her room key from the front desk.
for
My daughter registered for piano lessons at the community center last month.
with
When you move to a new city, you need to register with the local police station.
(verb.) notice sth
ADV
barely, hardly, scarcely
He hardly registered the noise from the street while he was reading his book.
vaguely
She vaguely registered his comment about the meeting, but her mind was elsewhere.
VERB + REGISTER
fail to
The security system failed to register the intruder's movements last night.