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Range

reɪn(d)ʒ

Range definitions
verb
range ranged ranges ranging
  1. vary or extend between specified limits

    "prices range from £30 to £100"

  2. place or arrange in a row or rows or in a specified manner

    "a table with half a dozen chairs ranged around it"

    line up align draw up put/set in order order place position arrange dispose set out array rank
    • 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
  3. place oneself or be placed in opposition to (a person or group)

    "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"

    • (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