Read vs Register - What's the Difference?

Read

Register

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • something that is read
Definition as Noun
  • (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
  • a book in which names and transactions are listed
  • (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
  • an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
  • a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
  • a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill
  • an official written record of names or events or transactions
Definition as Verb
  • interpret something that is written or printed
  • look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
  • interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
  • audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
  • to hear and understand
  • be a student of a certain subject
  • indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
  • have or contain a certain wording or form
  • obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
  • interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
  • make sense of a language
Definition as Verb
  • record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
  • enroll to vote
  • show in one's face
  • manipulate the registers of an organ
  • send by registered mail
  • enter into someone's consciousness
  • have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
  • record in a public office or in a court of law
  • indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
  • be aware of

Examples

  • "the article was a very good read"
  • "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
  • "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
  • "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
  • "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
  • "I read you loud and clear!"
  • "She is reading for the bar exam"
  • "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
  • "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
  • "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
  • "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"
  • "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
  • "register for an election"
  • "Her surprise did not register"
  • "I'd like to register this letter"
  • "Did this event register in your parents' minds?"
  • "file for divorce"; "file a complaint"
  • "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
  • "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?"

Parts of Speech

Noun, Verb
Noun, Verb