register

«register» in Mova's judaism dictionary: an official list of names or things, like the list a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a register, registers); verb (register, registers, registered, registering)

meaning for a pupil

1) A register is an official list of names or things, like the list a teacher uses to check who is at school. tree →

2) To register is to put your name on an official list, for example for a club or to vote. tree →

3) A cash register is the machine in a shop that holds the money and adds up prices. tree →

4) To register can also mean to notice or understand something, or for a machine to show a number. tree →

5) In music and language, a register is how high or low a voice goes, or how formal the words are. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means an official list of names, such as the list of the people in a city or of priestly families. Interpretation: In Ezra, men who could not prove their priestly descent were barred from the priesthood. The tradition reads this as showing how seriously birth records were kept. In the primary lessons: At school in the UK, Ireland and Australia, the teacher «takes the register» or «calls the register» each morning; in the USA people say «take attendance». In shops, the cash register adds up prices. In science, an instrument «registers» a reading. Phrases: «take the register», «cash register», «register for», «it didn't register».

examples

• The LORD shall count in the register of the peoples: 'This one was born there.' Selah (Writings PSA.87.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• These sought their register, that is, the genealogy, but it was not found; therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood. (Writings EZR.2.62, JPS 1917) tree →
• The teacher took the register at nine o'clock. tree →
• Mum registered me for swimming lessons. tree →
• The cashier put the money in the register. tree →
• You must register a new car with the government. tree →
• The thermometer registered thirty degrees. tree →
• My name did not register in her mind at first. tree →
• The bad news took a while to register. tree →
• Every dog must be registered with the council. tree →

note

Countable noun. Past form: registered. «Take the register» is British and Commonwealth; Americans say «take attendance» or «take roll». «It didn't register» means you did not notice or understand it. Spelling: register, not «registar».

In the corpora

• The LORD shall count in the register of the peoples: 'This one was born there.' Selah
• Parents often make a shortlist of names, and the name must be registered officially within a few weeks of the birth.
• Register means choosing words to suit your audience: formal language for governors, chattier words for friends.
• Writers change their register for their reader: chatty for a friend, formal for a head teacher.
• A register is the style of language you choose for a situation.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «register» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.