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Word: Range
Speech Type: Verb
reɪn(d)ʒ
vary or extend between specified limits
Short Definition:vary or extend between specified limits
Examples:- prices range from £30 to £100
- patients whose ages ranged from 13 to 25 years
place or arrange in a row or rows or in a specified manner
Short Definition:place or arrange in row or rows or in specified manner
Examples:- a table with half a dozen chairs ranged around it
place oneself or be placed in opposition to (a person or group)
Short Definition:place oneself or be placed in opposition to
Examples:- they were no match for the overwhelming forces ranged against them
- her family were ranged against him
(of a person or animal) travel or wander over a wide area
Short Definition:travel or wander over wide area
Examples:- patrols ranged thousands of miles deep into enemy territory
- tribes who ranged the windswept lands of the steppe
- free-ranging groups of baboons
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
Short Definition:obtain range of target by adjustment after firing past it or short of it, or by use of radar or laser equipment
Examples:- radar-type transmissions which appeared to be ranging on our convoys
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