registers 1 of 3

present tense third-person singular of register
1
as in enrolls
to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member please register me for the yoga class

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2
as in records
to make a written note of the management registered her complaint in their log and promised to get back to her in a week

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3
as in enters
to put (someone or something) on a list I have to register my new car when I renew my driver's license

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registers

2 of 3

noun (1)

plural of register
as in registrars
an official whose job is to keep records ask the county register for a copy of your birth certificate

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registers

3 of 3

noun (2)

plural of register

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Recent Examples of registers
Verb
Bake until the focaccia is set and slightly puffed and registers an internal temperature of 190°F, 18 to 22 minutes. ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Now that fragrance generates about 40 percent of Maison Crivelli’s sales and registers high growth, the executive said. Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 But the life-comes-at-you-fast aspect of having your nose wide open also registers here. Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026 The device registers skin age and notes pores, dark circles, pigmentation and acne. Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Flip the burgers and continue to cook on the second side until browned and the center registers at least 165 degrees, 3 to 5 minutes. Kate Williams, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026 And in doing so, everything gradually registers — the cadence of campus life, the pride pulsing through students and alumni, the weight of the institution’s history. Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 The system automatically registers the items taken and charges the payment method used at entry. La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 For both December and January, the CFSv2 registers extra precipitation across nearly the entire state. Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
The film plays with their different registers and has multiple echoes from other films. Roberto Prieto, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 Talm, with 12 products, registers double-digit year-over-year sales growth. Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026 The vintage beauty, one of six PN variants, features an exotic dial in the now-famous Panda configuration—that is, white with contrasting black chronograph registers—along with a steel case, bezel, and bracelet. Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2026 On Wednesday, the registers were fully staffed with a long line of customers stretching to the back of the store. Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026 The National Preservation Atlas is an interactive map that shows nearly 5,000 properties listed on the National Register, State Register, and local registers of historic places. Jane Montanaro, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026 Between the Grammy win, the ticketing fight, and now a five-day storefront built to feel like a piece of the city rather than a piece of merchandise, Dean’s 2026 has made the same argument in three different registers. Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Deep Cleaning Air Registers Air returns suck dust into the registers along with the air in your home. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2026 At Target in Lowell on Sunday, registers were ringing as shoppers like Brenda Sieng could not wait to find the perfect back-to-school dress for her 10-year-old daughter Iliana who is heading into the fifth grade. Paul Burton, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for registers
Verb
  • Employers, meanwhile, should evaluate those partners not only on cost and features but also on what happens after an employee enrolls.
    Dave Etling, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The school, located about 20 minutes from downtown Philadelphia, sits on a 110-acre campus and enrolls approximately 3,100 undergraduates and 2,700 postgraduate students, per the school’s official website.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026
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  • His camera records human atrocities and, in theory, gives a voice to the voiceless.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Prop-firm acquisition is not finished when the platform records a conversion.
    David Ispiryan, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, North Korea’s involvement has reached an unprecedented scale — marking Pyongyang’s largest foreign military deployment in its 78-year history.
    Glen E. Howard, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Heart Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women worldwide — and risk jumps when a woman enters menopause.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Defensive lineman Zach Sieler knows a little something about that.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Brown, who was the head coach at Troy from 2015 to 2018 and West Virginia from 2019-2024, at least knows the realities of coaching a Group of Six program.
    Mac Engel September 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Curtis was appointed by the Shasta County Board of Supervisors last year after two previous registrars resigned.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Bayeux Tapestry‘s journey to the British Museum was made possible by a remarkable team of conservators, registrars, engineers, and specialist art handlers whose work is rarely seen by the public—and the Times of London has given them their due.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Commissioners rejected the initial proposal, and at a later meeting voted along party lines to approve 29% fewer Election Day and 6% fewer early voting centers compared to the November 2022 lists.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In firehouses across the country, firefighters maintain chalkboard riding lists that display the names of those on duty.
    Dan Krauth, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The program logs your viewing habits and sells that data to any third-party company that would like to know them.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The screen porch is the family’s favorite spot in the summer, and Old logs hours there reading or working on needlepoint projects.
    Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Nasdaq 100 and the Dow Industrials Both indexes high new highs Wednesday.
    Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 28 May 2026
  • The ratio worth tracking is confirmed to suspected, currently about 1 in 15, which indexes how quickly the lab system is catching up to the field.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026

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“Registers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/registers. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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