range

/ɹeɪnd͡ʒ/

noun 5verb 5name 4

Collocations

(noun.) different things within the same category

ADJ

broad, enormous, extensive, great, huge, large, vast, wide | complete, comprehensive, full, whole | infinite | excellent

astonishing, extraordinary

The museum's collection includes an extraordinary range of paintings from different countries and centuries.

PREP

beyond ~

The cost of that luxury vacation is beyond the range of what we can afford right now.

in/within ~

The restaurant is within range of our hotel, so we can walk there easily.

out of ~

The enemy's artillery was out of range, so our troops remained safe behind the hill.

outside a/the ~

The old camera couldn't focus on objects that fell outside its range.

impressive, remarkable

diverse

The store offers a diverse range of products for every budget and lifestyle.

acceptable | limited, poor

new

The restaurant recently introduced a new range of healthy options on their menu.

product

The clothing store expanded its product range to include larger sizes for customers.

VERB + RANGE

have, stock

Our supermarket has an impressive range of organic foods from different countries.

make, produce

offer (sb), provide (sb with), supply (sb with)

The hotel offers guests a wide range of activities during their stay.

choose (sth) from, try out

The store let me try out a range of different coffee makers before I decided which one to buy.

create, develop, launch

They developed a range of affordable furniture styles to suit different budgets.

expand, extend

RANGE + VERB

include sth

The hotel's amenities range includes a swimming pool, fitness center, and free breakfast.

PREP

in a/the ~

The store offers several different styles in its summer range.

PHRASES

bottom/middle/top of the range

The budget hotel was at the bottom of the range, but it had clean rooms and friendly staff.

(noun.) amount between particular limits

ADJ

broad, wide | narrow | normal | ability, age, price, size, temperature, etc.

VERB + RANGE

cover, encompass, feature, include

The museum's collection includes a wide range of paintings from different centuries.

extend, increase

The new menu increased the restaurant's range of vegetarian options for customers.

PREP

across a/the ~

The students showed different levels of confidence across the range of difficulty in the exam.

in a/the ~

The hotel offers rooms in a price range to suit different budgets.

outside a/the ~

We wanted to visit Paris, but luxury hotels were outside our budget range.

within a/the ~

The hotel prices for next summer fall within our budget range.

~ of

The restaurant offers a wide range of dishes from different countries.

(noun.) distance that it is possible to travel, see, etc.

ADJ

long

The new wireless router has a long range and works well throughout our entire house.

close, point-blank, short

The police officer fired her weapon from close range during the dangerous situation.

(verb.)

ADV

enormously, widely

PREP

across

The prices for apartments in this city range across a very wide spectrum.

between

Prices for hotel rooms in the city ranged between $80 and $150 per night.

from, in

Prices for hotel rooms in the city range from $80 to $250 per night.

over

The documentary ranged over three decades of political history in vivid detail.

through

The restaurant's menu ranges through different cuisines, from Italian pasta to Thai curries.

The restaurant offers dishes with flavors ranging from mild to very spicy.

up to

Prices for hotel rooms in the city range up to $300 per night during summer.

Definitions

noun

A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.

A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many burners (hotplates).

Therein an hundred raunges weren pight, / And hundred fournaces all burning bright; / By euery fournace many feendes did byde, / Deformed creatures, horrible in ſight, / And euery feend his buſie paines applyde, / To melt the golden metall, ready to be tryde.

There was juſt ſuch another Innocent as this, in my Fathers Family : He did the Courſe Work in the Kitchin, and was bid at his firſt Coming to take off the Range, and let down the Cynders before he went to Bed.

Selection, array.

We sell a wide range of cars.

But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal.

An area for practicing shooting at targets.

An area for military training or equipment testing.

verb

To travel over (an area, etc); to roam, wander.

To rove over or through.

to range the fields

Novv to the copſe thy leſſer ſpaniel take, / Teach him to range the ditch, and force the brake; […]

To exercise the power of something over something else; to cause to submit to, over.

The soule is variable in all manner of formes, and rangeth to her selfe, and to her estate, whatsoever it be, the senses of the body, and all other accidents.

To bring (something) into a specified position or relationship (especially, of opposition) with something else.

At last we gained such an offing, that the two pilots were needed no longer. The stout sail-boat that had accompanied us began ranging alongside.

In ranging herself as a partisan on the side of Major Pallaby Mrs. Hoopington had been largely influenced by the fact that she had made up her mind to marry him at an early date.

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.

The police seized 12,000 files containing information on a wide range of organisations and individuals. The ADL claimed to be only monitoring ‘hate groups’, and denied passing information to Israel or South Africa. But the files ranged over Arab-American community organisations, trade unions, the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People, Anti-Apartheid, Women in Black and the International Jewish Peace Union. Only a relative handful of files dealt with the far right.

name

A surname.

A place in the United States:

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

stove

noun — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or

noun — the limit of capability

noun — (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable fo

image

noun — the limits within which something can be effective

reach

noun — a series of hills or mountains

chain

verb — assign a rank or rating to

verb — lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

array

verb — feed as in a meadow or pasture

verb — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in se

verb — range or extend over

straddle

verb — change or be different within limits

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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We sell a wide range of cars.

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to range the fields

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Novv to the copſe thy leſſer ſpaniel take, / Teach him to range the ditch, and force the brake; […]

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The soule is variable in all manner of formes, and rangeth to her selfe, and to her estate, whatsoever it be, the senses of the body, and all other accidents.

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Usage Notes

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