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   range

   /reɪn(d)ʒ/

   noun

   • 1. the area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale: "the cost will be in the range of $1–5 million a day" Similar spanscopecompassradiusscalegamutreachsweepextentareafieldorbitambitprovincerealmdomainhorizonlatitudelimitsboundsconfinesparametersvaryfluctuatedifferextendstretchreachcovergorunpass
   • ▪ the scope of a person's knowledge or abilities: "in this film he gave some indication of his range"
   • ▪ the compass of a person's voice or a musical instrument: "she was gifted with an incredible vocal range"
   • ▪ the period of time covered by something such as a forecast.
   • ▪ the area covered by or included in something: "a guide to the range of debate this issue has generated"
   • ▪ the set of values that a given function can take as its argument varies.
   • 2. a set of different things of the same general type: "the area offers a wide range of activities for the tourist" Similar assortmentvarietydiversitymixturecollectionarraysetselectionchoicepickkindsorttypeclassrankordergenusspecies
   • 3. the distance within which a person can see or hear: "something lurked just beyond her range of vision"
   • ▪ the maximum distance to which a gun will shoot or over which a missile will travel: "these rockets have a range of 30 to 40 miles"
   • ▪ the maximum distance at which a radio transmission can be effectively received: "planets within radio range of Earth"
   • ▪ the distance that can be covered by a vehicle or aircraft without refuelling: "the vans have a range of 125 miles"
   • ▪ the distance between a camera and the subject to be photographed: "handheld shots taken at extreme telephoto ranges can be pretty wobbly affairs"
   • 4. a line or series of mountains or hills: "a mountain range" Similar rowchainsierracordilleraridgemassiflinefilerankstringseries
   • ▪ mountainous or hilly country: Australian, New Zealand "no one would know if he had survived to live out his life in the ranges back from the river country"
   • 5. a large area of open land for grazing or hunting: "on dude ranches, tourists put on crisp new western gear to ride the range" Similar pasturepasturagepasturelandgrassgrasslandgrazing landleypaddockcroftliterary:leameadgreenswardswardshielingbentbawnrunveldalpbocagepotrero
   • ▪ an area of land or sea used as a testing ground for military equipment: "the cost of dealing with unexploded shells and bombs on former military ranges"
   • ▪ an open or enclosed area with targets for shooting practice: "he went down to the ranges to practise shooting"
   • ▪ the area over which a plant or animal is distributed: "the chimpanzee extensively overlaps the gorilla in its forest range"
   • 6. a large cooking stove with burners or hotplates and one or more ovens, all of which are kept continually hot: "a wood-burning kitchen range" Similar stovecooking stovekitchen stovetrademark:Aga
   • ▪ an electric or gas cooker. North American
   • 7. a row of buildings: "Townesend's Durham quadrangle range at Trinity College"
   • ▪ a continuous stretch of a building.
   • 8. the direction or position in which something lies: archaic "the range of the hills and valleys is nearly from north to south"

   verb

   • 1. vary or extend between specified limits: "prices range from £30 to £100" Similar varyfluctuatedifferextendstretchreachcovergorunpass
   • 2. place or arrange in a row or rows or in a specified manner: "a table with half a dozen chairs ranged around it" Similar line upaligndraw upput/set in orderorderplacepositionarrangedisposeset outarrayrank
   • ▪ run or extend in a line in a particular direction: "he regularly came to the benches that ranged along the path"
   • ▪ (with reference to type) align or be aligned, especially at the ends of successive lines. British
   • 3. place oneself or be placed in opposition to (a person or group): British "they were no match for the overwhelming forces ranged against them"
   • 4. (of a person or animal) travel or wander over a wide area: "patrols ranged thousands of miles deep into enemy territory" Similar roamrovetraversetraveljourneywanderstraydriftramblemeanderamblestrolltraipsewalkhiketrekbackpackrare:peregrinate
   • ▪ (of a person's eyes) pass from one person or thing to another: "his eyes ranged over them"
   • ▪ (of something written or spoken) cover a wide number of different topics: "tutorials ranged over a variety of subjects"
   • 5. obtain the range of a target by adjustment after firing past it or short of it, or by the use of radar or laser equipment: "radar-type transmissions which appeared to be ranging on our convoys"
   • ▪ (of a projectile) cover a specified distance.
   • ▪ (of a gun) send a projectile over a specified distance.

   Word Origin Middle 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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2. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › rangérangé - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Aug 29, 2023 · rangé (feminine rangée, masculine plural rangés, feminine plural rangées) tidy, neat. une chambre rangée ― a tidy room. ( figuratively) orderly, quiet, uneventful. petite vie bien rangée, mener une vie bien rangée ― to live a quiet life, to live a well-ordered life.

3. www.oed.com › dictionary › range_adjrangé, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective rangé, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › rangéRangé - definition of rangé by The Free Dictionary

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   a. The maximum extent or distance limiting operation, action, or effectiveness, as of a sound, radio signal, instrument, firearm, or aircraft: the limited range of the telescope; out of range of their guns; within hearing range. b. The maximum distance that can be covered by a vehicle with a specified payload before its fuel supply is exhausted. c.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › french-englishEnglish translation of 'rangé' - Collins Online Dictionary

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   adjective. (= sérieux) orderly. une vie rangée an orderly life. Collins French-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved. Examples of 'rangé' in a sentence. rangé. Example sentences from the Collins Corpus.

6. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishrangé - Definition in English - bab.la

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   rangé. volume_up. UK /rɒ̃ˈʒeɪ/ adjective (literary) (of a person or their lifestyle) orderly; settled it's possible to be too rangé by comparison with Strachey, Keynes was rangé. word origin. French, literally ‘in order’, past participle of ranger.

7. en.pons.com › translate › french-englishrangé - Translation from French into English | PONS

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   Look up the French to English translation of rangé in the PONS online dictionary. Includes free vocabulary trainer, verb tables and pronunciation function.

8. www.linguee.com › french-english › translationrangé - English translation – Linguee

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   Dictionary French-English. rangé adjective / past participle, masculine ( rangée f sl, rangés m pl, rangées f pl) tidy adj. Je suis plus productif dans un espace de travail bien rangé. I am more productive in a tidy workspace. less common: stowed adj. ·. sorted [colloq.] ·. organised BE. ·. organized AE. ·. orderly adj. ·. settled adj.

9. dictionary.reverso.net › french-english › rangérangé translation in English | French-English dictionary |...

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   rangé translation in French - English Reverso dictionary, see also 'ranger, se ranger, rang, rangs', examples, definition, conjugation.

10. dictionnaire.lerobert.com › definition › rangerangé - Définitions, synonymes, prononciation, exemples | Dico en...

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    Définition de rangé , rangée adjectif. locution Bataille* rangée. Qui s'est rangé (4). sérieux. Un homme rangé. Vie rangée. déf. syn. ex. Synonymes de rangé, rangée adjectif. ordonné, aligné, classé, convenable, en ordre, net, propre, soigneux. sérieux, classique, conformiste, sage. déf. syn. ex. Exemples. Phrases avec le mot.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryrangé | translation French to English: Cambridge Dictionary

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    rangé translations: tidy, settled. Learn more in the Cambridge French-English Dictionary.