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
Braise for 20 to 25 minutes, until the chicken is almost cooked through and tender (and registers 155° to 160°F on an instant-read thermometer, inserted away from the bone). — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 26 Sep. 2026 Independent film barely registers as a category worth naming, let alone protecting. — Stuart Ford, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026 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 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
Noun
When this change in resistance occurs, the sensor produces an electric signal, which the keyboard’s microcontroller registers as an input. — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 Smoke, covered, until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of pork registers 130°F. — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026 Devils and damned souls shall continually be rising through the registers. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 When the internal temperature registers 150°, remove the bird from the oven. — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for registers
Verb
  • The second largest community college district in California, Los Rios enrolls 70,000 students annually.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Of interest to the teenage set is new series Coven Academy, which is set at a New Orleans school that only enrolls the most promising witches and warlocks.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Investigators obtained phone metadata through a pen register, a surveillance tool that records information such as numbers contacted and the timing of calls, rather than the contents of conversations.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Four people have died at the facility since last year, according to Homeland Security records.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Another carrier enters the mix The 777 acquisition gives Stratolaunch three carrier aircraft with which to plan future missions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Rapidly dropping water temperatures in the fall can significantly increase the risk of cold water shock and hypothermia for anyone who enters the water, according to DEEP officials.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Hernández knows how to fire up a crowd in a big postseason moment.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Compounding the mystery is the fact that no one outside of Disney really knows how well The Shards performed for FX and Hulu.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 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
  • The concerts are grouped into two-night couplings with the group playing unique set lists each night.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Each Thursday-Saturday pairing features two completely different set lists, with no songs repeated between nights.
    — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In late August, Luke Agada logs onto Zoom from his studio in Chicago, with two new paintings of surreal domestic landscapes mounted on the wall behind him.
    — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Law enforcement agencies have partnered with the company to speed up investigations by having access to a database that logs vehicle information like license plate, make, model, dents or modifications.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2026.

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