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

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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
In India, L’Oréal’s sales are rising by 20 percent, while the beauty market there registers a 10 percent uptick. Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 29 July 2026 After spending most of his career working hard in a sport that barely registers any level of attention in the wider world, Ainslie welcomes the brighter — but also harsher — spotlight that this seven-year-old league is shining on sailboat racing. Andrew Rice, New York Times, 24 July 2026 The Red Cross is offering Fandango tickets to anyone who registers to give blood through July 31. Mary Ella Hastings july 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 The device registers this as a warning signal for possible chemical contamination. Simon Heptinstall, New Atlas, 9 July 2026 Black Americans and birthright citizenship Jackson’s opinion registers her impatience with such an exclusion. Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 9 July 2026 When a squirrel climbs atop its roof or perches, the feeder registers its heavier weight and automatically closes its four ports. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026 Healthcare registers the effects of climate catastrophes, ecosystem failures and food shortages that also fuel political and social crises. Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Grill, uncovered, turning often, until charred in spots and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of breasts and/or wings registers 160°, about 5 minutes more. Inés Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
Noun
Key generation fell through to a software substitute seeded from the chip's serial number and its clock registers. Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 On Saturday morning, which coincided with Vroman’s summer sale, three separate registers had briskly moving lines of 15-20 people or more around the store. Erik Pedersen, Daily News, 28 July 2026 Use a vacuum to remove dust bunnies and pet hair from registers. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 July 2026 The novel thus proceeds in two registers, at once mysterious and elegiac. Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 The Wyze camera offers its Starlight Sensor that records low-light nighttime video in vivid color while the Blink registers in black and white. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 July 2026 The first registers as a quasi Italian ketchup, sweet with tomato paste, a little red wine vinegar and garlic. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 But there’s so much decorously, Homerically faithful story swirling around these two figures, glimpsed mostly in passing—and so many men around them, doing seriously manly stuff—that neither role registers. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 July 2026 When the inside of your burger registers 160°F, it’s done and safe to eat, even if there’s still a little pink in the center. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for registers
Verb
  • Undrea Polite, a Brooklyn paraprofessional of three decades from School District 75, which enrolls students with the most significant disabilities, added the bill was necessary to recruit and retain qualified staff.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026
  • For example, someone who enrolls $10,000 worth of debt could owe up to $2,500 in fees at the end.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 10 July 2026
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  • Muse Code also uses a local event log that records model calls, tool runs, approvals, and edits.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The website of the United Nations records the country by its new name, noting the government had requested it be changed in June.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Before a module enters the pit, technicians must integrate three heavy components into a single unit inside the Assembly Hall.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
  • As training camps fire up across the league, Hill enters free agency as an intriguing wild card.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • His friend, Thomas Shapiro, also knows exactly what Klee is going through.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • At Café Corazón, being a community space extends to what happens when an employee is harassed and whether the staff knows what to do if immigration officers come through the door.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In this cynical age, our local registrars of voters, usually one from each party, remain respected public officials.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Once certified, petitioners then have just over two months to collect and submit the requisite number of signatures to local registrars and ultimately the Secretary of State.
    Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
Noun
  • The resulting tab lists all exposed data from the site, along with a description of how it was exposed.
    Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Without getting into all the lists, suffice to say Caminero — who turned 23 on July 5 — is doing things few big-leaguers have ever done at that age.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • An agent that researches a prospect, reads CRM notes, summarizes emails, drafts outreach, checks compliance language and logs the result may be valuable.
    Dr. Suresh Rajappa, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • For example, if a user logs a 50-mile running goal in Nike Run Club, the CDP tags the user’s profile.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 31 July 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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