What does Register Mean?

Definitions

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
  • 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

  • "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?"

Part of Speech

Noun, Verb