register
Definitions
To enter or record a name or detail in an official list
登记，注册
To show or express a feeling or reading; to be noticed and understood
（仪表）显示；（情感）流露；意识到
An official list or record
登记册，注册簿
A range or level, as of a voice or of language style
（嗓音的）音域；（语言的）语体，语域
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin regerere 're- (back) + gerere (carry)' = to carry back, record. Through Medieval Latin regestrum it named the ledger where entries are carried back and written down. To register is to have your name carried into that official book. The 'show/notice' sense (the meter registered zero; it didn't register with me) keeps the recording idea: to mark or take down.
Root gest still carries 36 more wordsUsage Guide
register is unusual for its 'language register' sense: formal vs informal style. 'lol' is low register; 'I am writing to inform you' is high register — useful in writing and exams. Note 'register WITH a doctor / FOR a course' (the prepositions differ).
Example Sentences
- 1.
You must register for the conference before Friday.
- 2.
The thermometer registered a record high temperature.
- 3.
Her name was added to the electoral register.