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care for (mail matter) by paying additional postage

4 : to convey an impression of : EXPRESS

5 : to make or adjust so as to correspond exactly

6 : to make a record of

Synonyms

[1] catalog, enroll, enter, index, inscribe, list, put down, record, schedule, slate—more at LIST

[6] jot, log, mark, note, put down, record, set down—more at RECORD

3register noun : one who registers or records

registered nurse noun : a graduate trained nurse who has been licensed to practice by a state authority after passing qualifying examinations

reg·is·trant noun : one that registers or is registered

reg·is·trar noun : an official recorder or keeper of records (as at an educational institution)

Synonyms

clerk, register, scribe—more at CLERK

reg·is·tra·tion noun 1 : the act of registering

2 : an entry in a register

3 : the number of persons registered : ENROLLMENT

4 : a document certifying an act of registering

reg·is·try noun, plural -tries 1 : ENROLLMENT, REGISTRATION

2 : a place of registration

3 : an official record book or an entry in one

Synonyms

catalog, checklist, list, listing, menu, register, roll, roster, schedule, table—more at LIST

reg·nant adjective 1 : REIGNING

2 : DOMINANT

3 : of common or widespread occurrence

1regress noun 1 : an act or the privilege of going or coming back

2 : RETROGRESSION

2regress verb : to go or cause to go back or to a lower level

— re·gres·sive adjective

— re·gres·sor noun

re·gres·sion noun : the act or an instance of regressing; especially : reversion to an earlier mental or behavioral level

1regret verb re·gret·ted; re·gret·ting 1 : to mourn the loss or death of

2 : to be very sorry for

3 : to experience regret

— re·gret·ter noun

Synonyms

bemoan, deplore, lament, repent, rue; also bewail, grieve (for), mourn, sorrow (for)

2regret noun 1 : sorrow caused by something beyond one's power to remedy

2 : an expression of sorrow

3 plural : a note politely declining an invitation

Synonyms

contrition, penitence, remorse, repentance, rue

re·gret·ful adjective : full of regret

Synonyms

apologetic, contrite, penitent, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorry—more at CONTRITE

re·gret·ful·ly adverb : with regret

re·gret·ta·ble adjective : deserving regret

Synonyms

deplorable, distressful, grievous, heartbreaking, lamentable, unfortunate, woeful; also affecting, moving, poignant, touching; awful, dire, dreadful, fearful, terrible; horrible, horrifying, intolerable, overwhelming, shocking, sickening, unbearable; miserable, pitiful, wretched; calamitous, disastrous

re·gret·ta·bly adverb 1 : to a regrettable extent

2 : it is to be regretted

re·group verb : to form into a new grouping

regt abbreviation regiment

1regular adjective [ORIGIN: ME reguler, fr. AF, fr. LL regularis regular, fr. L, of a bar, fr. regula rule, straightedge, fr. regere to keep straight, direct]

1 : belonging to a religious order

2 : made, built, or arranged according to a rule, standard, or type; also : even or symmetrical in form or structure

3 a : ORDERLY, METHODICAL <~ habits>

b : recurring, attending, or functioning at fixed, uniform, or normal intervals : not varying

4 : made, selected, or conducted according to rule or custom

5 : properly qualified

6 : conforming to the normal or usual manner of inflection

7 : of, relating to, or constituting the permanent standing military force of a state

8 : having no restriction, exception, or qualification

9 : conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern

— reg·u·lar·i·ty noun

— reg·u·lar·ly adverb

Synonyms

[2] methodical, orderly, systematic—more at METHODICAL

[3b] constant, frequent, habitual, periodic, repeated, steady; also chronic, confirmed, inveterate; expected, usual

Antonyms

inconstant, infrequent, irregular

[9] average, characteristic, normal, representative, standard, typical—more at TYPICAL

2regular noun 1 : one that is regular (as in attendance)

2 : a member of the regular clergy

3 : a soldier in

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