1. (n.)register a book in which records of events, names, etc., are kept.
2. register a list or record of such events, names, etc.
3. register an entry in such a record or list.
4. register an official document issued to a merchant ship as evidence of its nationality.
5. register registration or registry.
6. register a mechanical device by which certain data are automatically recorded.
7. register the compass or range of a voice or an instrument.
8. register a part of this range produced in the same way and having the same quality.
9. register a device for controlling the flow of warmed air or the like through an opening.
10. register proper relationship between two plane surfaces in photography, as corresponding plates in photoengraving.
11. register a precise adjustment or correspondence, as of lines or columns, esp. on the two sides of a printed leaf.
12. register a variety of language typically used in a specific type of communicative setting: an informal register.
13. register a high-speed storage location in a computer's CPU, used to store a related string of bits, as a word or phrase.
14. (v.t.)register to enter or cause to be entered in a register.
15. register to cause (mail) to be recorded upon delivery to a post office for safeguarding against loss, damage, etc., during transmission.
16. register to enroll (a student, voter, etc.).
17. register to indicate by a record or scale, as instruments do.
18. register to adjust (fire) on a known point.
19. register to show (surprise, joy, anger, etc.), as by facial expression or by actions.
20. register to document (a merchant ship engaged in foreign trade).
21. (v.i.)register to enter one's name or cause it to be entered in a register; enroll.
22. register to show: A smile registered on her face.
23. register to have some effect; make some impression.
Etymology: (1350–1400; registre < MF, OF < ML registrum alter. of LL regesta catalog, list, n. use of neut. pl. of L regestus, ptp. of regerere to carry back, pile up, collect =re-re-+gerere to bear, wear)
Definition of 'register'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)register, registry an official written record of names or events or transactions
2. (noun)register (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
3. (noun)register a book in which names and transactions are listed
4. (noun)register (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
5. (noun)register an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
6. (noun)register a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
7. (verb)cash register, register a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill
8. (verb)register record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
9. (verb)file, register record in a public office or in a court of law "file for divorce"; "file a complaint"
10. (verb)register enroll to vote "register for an election"
11. (verb)record, register be aware of "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?"
12. (verb)read, register, show, record indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
13. (verb)cross-file, register have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
14. (verb)register show in one's face "Her surprise did not register"
15. (verb)register manipulate the registers of an organ
16. (verb)register send by registered mail "I'd like to register this letter"
17. (verb)register enter into someone's consciousness "Did this event register in your parents' minds?"
1. (verb)register to give your personal information to be included on an official list I'd like to register to vote.; Please register with the official at the entrance.
2. register to reach a particular level, rate, etc. on a measuring device temperatures registering in the upper 90s; an earthquake that registered 7.0 on the Richter scale
3. register to notice or become aware I explained it, but it obviously didn't register with her.; He didn't register the fact that they were leaving.
4. register to clearly show your feelings or thoughts a frown which registered her disapproval
5. register to officially record a complaint, claim, etc. a new system for registering insurance claims
6. (noun)register an official list a register of practicing doctors
7. register the type of language you use depending on the situation you are in a formal/informal register
8. register a cash register There were no $10 bills in the register.
Definition of 'register'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)register a written account or entry; an official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a list or roll; a schedule
2. (noun)register a record containing a list and description of the merchant vessels belonging to a port or customs district
3. (noun)register a certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as an evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title
4. (noun)register one who registers or records; a registrar; a recorder; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of recording certain transactions or events; as, a register of deeds
5. (noun)register that which registers or records
6. (noun)register a contrivance for automatically noting the performance of a machine or the rapidity of a process
7. (noun)register the part of a telegraphic apparatus which records automatically the message received
8. (noun)register a machine for registering automatically the number of persons passing through a gateway, fares taken, etc.; a telltale
9. (noun)register a lid, stopper, or sliding plate, in a furnace, stove, etc., for regulating the admission of air to the fuel; also, an arrangement containing dampers or shutters, as in the floor or wall of a room or passage, or in a chimney, for admitting or excluding heated air, or for regulating ventilation
10. (noun)register the inner part of the mold in which types are cast
11. (noun)register the correspondence of pages, columns, or lines on the opposite or reverse sides of the sheet
12. (noun)register the correspondence or adjustment of the several impressions in a design which is printed in parts, as in chromolithographic printing, or in the manufacture of paper hangings. See Register, v. i. 2
13. (noun)register to enter in a register; to record formally and distinctly, as for future use or service
14. (noun)register to enroll; to enter in a list
15. (verb)register the compass of a voice or instrument; a specified portion of the compass of a voice, or a series of vocal tones of a given compass; as, the upper, middle, or lower register; the soprano register; the tenor register
16. (verb)register a stop or set of pipes in an organ
17. (verb)register to enroll one's name in a register
18. (verb)register to correspond in relative position; as, two pages, columns, etc. , register when the corresponding parts fall in the same line, or when line falls exactly upon line in reverse pages, or (as in chromatic printing) where the various colors of the design are printed consecutively, and perfect adjustment of parts is necessary
Definition of 'register'
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
1. register In cartography, the correct position of one component of a composite map image in relation to the other components, at each stage of production.
Definitions of register 
Afrikaans: register
Arabic: سِجِل
Bulgarian: регистър
Brazilian: registo
Czech: seznam; matrika
German: das Register
Danish: fortegnelse; -fortegnelse
Greek: κατάλογος, μητρώο, πρωτόκ
Spanish: registro
Estonian: register
Farsi: دفتر ثبت
Finnish: rekisteri
French: registre
Hebrew: יוֹמָן
Hindi: रजिस्टर में लिखना
Croatian: registar, matična knjiga
Hungarian: jegyzék; anyakönyv
Indonesian: buku catatan
Icelandic: skrá
Italian: registro
Japanese: 登録簿
Korean: 등록, 기록부
Lithuanian: registracijos knyga, sąra
Latvian: reģistrs; žurnāls; saraks
Malay: pendaftaran
Dutch: register
Norwegian: register, protokoll, list
Polish: rejestr, wykaz
Persian: دفتر ثبت
Pashto: هغه كتاب چه نومونه پيښى ا
Portuguese: registo
Romanian: registru, catalog
Russian: реестр; журнал; книга
Slovak: zoznam; matrika
Slovenian: imenik, vpisnik, popis
Serbian: registar
Swedish: register, förteckning
Thai: ทะเบียน
Turkish: kayıt defteri, kütük
Taiwanese: 登記簿
Ukrainian: журнал
Urdu: کھاتہ
Vietnamese: danh sách
Chinese: 登记簿，注册簿
