B1nouneducationlanguage
US/ˈredʒ.ə.stər/
UK/ˈredʒ.ɪ.stə/
an official list of names or details; also the style of language used in a situation
In context
The teacher calls the register at the start of every class.
Please sign the hotel register when you check in.
A formal email needs a different register from a text to a friend.
Words that go with register
verb + noun
- take the registerThe teacher took the register at nine.
adjective + noun
- formal registerUse a formal register in your essay.
- electoral registerCheck your name is on the electoral register.
noun + noun
- cash registerThe cashier opened the cash register.
noun + preposition
- register ofThe city keeps a register of old buildings.