verb

register

Translation

to enroll, to record, to sign up, to show

You need to register for the course.

The machine registers the temperature.

Please register the letter at the post office.

((for sth.)) to put your name on a list for sth. You need to register for the new class.

((sth.)) to put information about sth. in an official list You should register your new car.

((as sth.)) to officially state that you are sth. He registered as a foreign student.

Synonyms: enroll, sign up, record

From Latin 'regerere' (to record), from 're-' (back) + 'gerere' (to carry).

Think of a cash register, which records all sales. To register is to put something on an official record or list.