range
To travel over; to roam, wanderTo travel over (an area, etc); to roam, wander.
» That's not in my price range.
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14 senses(intransitive)To travel over (an area, etc); to roam, wander.
range or extend over; occupy a certain area
(transitive)To rove over or through.
to range the fields
(transitive)To bring (something) into a specified position or relationship (especially, of opposition) with something else.
(intransitive)Of a variable, to be able to take any of the values in a specified range.
The variable x ranges over all real values from 0 to 10.
(transitive)To classify.
to range plants and animals in genera and species
(intransitive)To form a line or a row.
The front of a house ranges with the street.
(intransitive)To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank.
(transitive)To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order.
(transitive)To place among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; usually, reflexively and figuratively, to espouse a cause, to join a party, etc.
To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region.
The peba ranges from Texas to Paraguay.
To determine the range to a target.
To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near.
to range the coast
Examples
201 sentencesThat's not in my price range.
That isn't in my price range.
Tom must be out of range.
What's the name of the mountain range?
ruКакое название носит горный хребет? — Balamax
deWie heißt diese Bergkette? — al_ex_an_der
We discussed a wide range of topics.
ruМы обсудили широкий круг вопросов. — Lenin_1917
deWir haben diverse Themen beredet. — Yorwba
Origin
From Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier (“to range, to rank, to order”), fromFrom Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier (“to range, to rank, to order”), from the noun renc, reng, ranc, rang (“a rank, row”), from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ring, circle, curve”). Doublet of ring.
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Forms
ranges, ranging, ranged, rangedSynonyms
25 synonyms- lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line:arraylay outset out
- range or extend over; occupy a certain area:straddle
- change or be different within limits:run
- assign a rank or rating to:raterankordergradeplace
- feed as in a meadow or pasture:cropbrowsegrazepasture
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment:rollwanderswanstraytramproamcastramble
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle