register
English meaning: Register
Definition
A register is an official list used to record who is present in a class. Teachers call the register at the start of the day.
Example
“The teacher marked her name in the register.”
Another example: “The email was too casual for a job application; it needed a more formal register.”
Usage — When, Where & How
In schools, an official list of pupils, called to record attendance. In linguistics, the level of formality of language (formal/informal register). Note the unrelated verb 'register' (to record officially) and the musical/device senses.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'regesta' meaning things recorded.
Related Words
- archived
- places
- historic
- longitude
- latitude
- accessed
- licence
- coordinates
- scrapping
- satisfied
- properties
- tonnage
Common Collocations
- take the register
- call the register
- class register
- formal register
- on the register
Word Forms
register (n); registers (pl); register (v); registered; registration (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
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