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Collocations for register - noun

1. list of names

ADJ.

detailed | full | up-to-date | annual | central, national, public | statutory | professional | attendance, membership | electoral, voters'' | medical | birth, burial, marriage | address | class, school | church, parish | hotel | asset, land, property, share

VERB + REGISTER

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

REGISTER + VERB

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

REGISTER + NOUN

office

PREP.

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

PHRASES

an entry in/on a register

2. range of a voice/an instrument

ADJ.

high, low, middle, upper
the lower register of the piano

PREP.

in a/the ~
boy trebles singing in high registers

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

ADJ.

formal, informal | appropriate

VERB + REGISTER

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

Collocations for register - verb

1. put sb/sth on an official list

ADV.

fully
On completion of the preregistration year, graduates become fully registered by the General Medical Council.
jointly
About 68 per cent of illegitimate births were jointly registered by both parents.
formally, officially | legally | duly
As I reached my eighteenth birthday I duly registered for military service.
automatically

VERB + REGISTER

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

PREP.

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.

2. notice sth

ADV.

barely, hardly, scarcely
She had barely registered his presence.
vaguely
He vaguely registered that the women had gone.

VERB + REGISTER

fail to
His eyes failed to register Meredith''s surprise.

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