range
verb/reɪndʒ/
/reɪndʒ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they range | /reɪndʒ/ /reɪndʒ/ |
| he / she / it ranges | /ˈreɪndʒɪz/ /ˈreɪndʒɪz/ |
| past simple ranged | /reɪndʒd/ /reɪndʒd/ |
| past participle ranged | /reɪndʒd/ /reɪndʒd/ |
| -ing form ranging | /ˈreɪndʒɪŋ/ /ˈreɪndʒɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to vary between two particular amounts, sizes, etc., including others between them
- range from A to B Accommodation ranges from tourist class to luxury hotels.
- prices ranging from €25 to €60
- range in something His four daughters range in age from 9 to 15.
- The apartments range in size from 61 to 86 square metres.
- range between A and B Estimates of the damage range between $1 million and $5 million.
Extra Examples- Her scores ranged from 23% up as high as 88%.
- The town's population ranged between 15 000 and 20 000.
- Their ages range up to 84.
- Prices range from about $10 to $500.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- enormously
- widely
- across
- between
- from
- …
- [intransitive] to include a variety of different things in addition to those mentioned
- range from A to B She has had a number of different jobs, ranging from chef to swimming instructor.
- + adv./prep. The conversation ranged widely (= covered a lot of different topics).
Extra Examples- Her lecture ranged over a number of topics.
- The disease ranges widely in severity.
- The opinions they expressed ranged right across the political spectrum.
- an array of lilies, ranging from yellow to purple
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- enormously
- widely
- across
- between
- from
- …
- [transitive, often passive] range somebody/something/yourself + adv./prep. (formal) to arrange people or things in a particular position or order
- The delegates ranged themselves around the table.
- Spectators were ranged along the whole route of the procession.
- [intransitive, transitive] to move around an area
- + adv./prep. He ranges far and wide in search of inspiration for his paintings.
- range something Her eyes ranged the room.
Extra Examples- Bees love apple blossom and will range far and wide to find it.
- They ranged over the entire Pacific in their ocean-going boats.
- Voles and lemmings range widely across the central and southern tundra.
- Wild horses used to range freely around the plains.
vary
arrange
move around
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘line of people or animals’): from Old French range ‘row, rank’, from rangier ‘put in order’, from rang ‘rank’. Early usage also included the notion of ‘movement over an area’.
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