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Collocations for register - noun

1. list of names

ADJECTIVE

full (esp. BrE)
annual (esp. BrE)
central, federal, national, public (esp. BrE)
statutory (BrE)
professional (esp. BrE), social
CEOs who were listed in a social register
attendance (BrE)
the keeping of an attendance register
electoral (esp. BrE)
residents listed on the electoral register
medical (BrE)
Dr Shaw was struck off the medical register for misconduct.
birth, marriage
class, school (both BrE)
church, parish (both esp. BrE)
guest (esp. AmE), hotel (esp. BrE)
check (AmE)
ways of reconciling bank statements with check registers
land (esp. BrE), share (BrE)
sex offenders' (BrE)
He has been placed on the sex offenders' register.

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VERB + register

appear on, be on (both esp. BrE)
All those appearing on the register must notify the authorities of any change of address.
join (esp. BrE)
remain on (BrE)
keep (esp. BrE), maintain
They keep a register of all those who have contributed to the fund.
call, take (both BrE) (take attendance in AmE)
The teacher takes the register at the beginning of each class.
compile (esp. BrE), create, draw up (esp. BrE), establish (esp. BrE)
She was asked to draw up a register of suitable sites.
add sb/sth to
enter sb/sth in, enter sb/sth on, register sth in, register sth on (all esp. BrE)
Their names had been entered in the register as owners of the company.
remove sb from, strike sb from, strike sb off (all BrE)
He was struck off the medical register for professional misconduct.
sign (esp. BrE)
The bride and bridegroom signed the register.

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register + VERB

contain sth, include sth
a register containing details of four million cars

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register + NOUN

office (in the UK)
The Leas married in a register office.

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PREPOSITION

in a/the register
It was the last entry in the register.
on a/the register
There are 36 children on the register.

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PHRASES

an entry in a register, an entry on a register (esp. BrE)

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2. range of notes of a voice/an instrument

ADJECTIVE

high, low, middle, upper
the lower register of the piano
vocal
chest, head

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PREPOSITION

in a/the register
boy trebles singing in high registers

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3. level/style of a piece of writing/speech

ADJECTIVE

formal, informal

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VERB + register

adopt (BrE)
He has adopted an informal register so as not to alienate his audience.

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Collocations for register - verb

4. (AmE) machine used for money in a shop/store

→ See also cash register

ADVERB

formally, officially
properly
They had not properly registered as required by state law.
legally
fully (esp. BrE)
On completion of the preregistration year, graduates become fully registered by the General Medical Council.
duly
As I reached my eighteenth birthday I duly registered for military service.
automatically
online
Players must register online before playing the game.

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VERB + register

be required to, have to, must, need to, should
You must register the death within three days.
be eligible to
fail to
refuse to

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PREPOSITION

as
the number of people officially registering as unemployed
at
He registered at his local university.
for
There is still time to register for English classes.
with
Students living away from home are required to register with a local doctor.

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PHRASES

newly registered
the preferences of newly registered voters

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2. notice sth

ADVERB

barely, hardly
She had barely registered his presence.
dimly, vaguely
He vaguely registered that the women had gone.
slowly
The words registered slowly in her mind.

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VERB + register

fail to, not seem to
His eyes failed to register Susan's surprise.
The pain that stung her hand did not seem to register.
begin to
Slowly, my mind began to register where I was: in the hospital.

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Register is used with these nouns as the subject:
brain

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Register is used with these nouns as the object:
birth, complaint, disagreement, disapproval, displeasure, dissent, invention, name, protest, surprise, vessel, voter

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