rank
Quickly, eagerly, impetuouslyQuickly, eagerly, impetuously.
» He ranked close to the top.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)Quickly, eagerly, impetuously.
Examples
148 sentencesHe ranked close to the top.
He holds the rank of colonel.
deEr hat den Rang eines Oberst. — tatomeimei
Tom holds the rank of captain.
Tom achieved the rank of major.
He is immediately above me in rank.
Origin
From Middle English rank (“strong, proud”), from Old English ranc (“proud, haughty, arrogaFrom Middle English rank (“strong, proud”), from Old English ranc (“proud, haughty, arrogant, insolent, forward, overbearing, showy, ostentatious, splendid, bold, valiant, noble, brave, strong, full-grown, mature”), from Proto-West Germanic *rank, from Proto-Germanic *rankaz (“straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“straight, direct”). Cognate with Dutch rank (“slender, slim”), Low German rank (“slender, projecting, lank”), Danish rank (“straight, erect, slender”), Swedish rank (“slender, shaky, wonky”), Icelandic rakkur (“straight, slender, bold, valiant”).
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