register

UK /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.stə/ US /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.stɚ/
noun 5verb 5name 1

Collocations

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1

(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

2

(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.

3

(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.

4

(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.

5

(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.

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