register

Hi,

I am confused about the use of register . In the newspapers sometimes they write " The people must register for permanent residence " , sometimes they write " The people must register  permanent residence " . Which one is right ? When will " for" be used after " register " ?

Similarly , we register birth for our child or we register for birth for our child ?

Here are a few comments.

Tom registered X. This means that Tom caused information about X to be entered in some offical kind of list. eg

Tom registered his car with the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Tom registered the birth of his child at the hospital.

Tom registered for Y. This means that Tom's name was added to a list of people who want or must get or must do Y. eg

Tom registered for a computer class.

Tom registered for military service.

I hope this has answered your questions. If not, please post again.

Best wishes, Clive 

Hi,

So if a person who wants to stay in a place for a period of time , he or she must register temporary residence with police . Is it right ?

It doesn't sound bad, but here's another way of using 'register'.

Tom registered as an X. This means that Tom 's name was put on an official list.

eg Tom registered as a student at ABC University.

In your example, I'd say 'Tom registered as a temporary resident'.

(The original sentence does not speak of temporary residency.)

Hi,

I still don't understand why you say the original sentence does not speak of temporary residency.

The original sentence, in the first post in this thread, was -

I am confused about the use of register . In the newspapers sometimes they write " The people must register for permanent residence " , sometimes they write " The people must register  permanent residence " .

Best wishes, Clive