verb

register

Translation

to register, to sign up, to record, to enlist

You need to register for the class.

The machine registered a high temperature.

Please register your new product online.

((for sth.)) to put your name on a list for something. I need to register for the conference.

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

((as sth.)) to be officially recorded as something. He registered as a foreign student.

Synonyms: enroll, sign up, record, list

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

Think of putting your name on a 'list' or 'record' (a registry).