('Brit') After the students were seated, the teacher 'called/took the register'. [=read a list of the students' names out loud and noted which students were there and which were not]
It took a moment for what she was saying to 'register'. [=it took a moment before I understood what she was saying]
Roast the meat for two hours or until the meat thermometer 'registers' 140 degrees.
(..) Each and every one. Ex-students, I mean. You recognise Barnabas Cuffe? Editor of the Daily Prophet. Always takes my owl should I wish to register an opinion on the news of the day. Gwenog Jones, captain of the Holyhead Harpies. Free tickets whenever I want them. (..)2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince