Range (Verb)
Meaning 1
Change or be different within limits; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 2
Range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 3
Assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 4
Lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 5
Have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun; "This gun ranges over two miles".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 6
Let eat; "range the animals in the prairie".
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Verbs of eating and drinking.
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Meaning 7
Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.