range

A2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈreɪndʒ/ UK /ˈɹeɪ̯nd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

Freq #2423

Meanings

1

noun
A set of different things of the same general kind.

The shop sells a wide range of shoes.
2

noun
The limits between which something can vary or reach.

This phone is in my price range.
3

verb
To vary between set limits.

Prices range from ten to fifty dollars.
4

noun
A line of mountains or hills.

Snow covered the whole mountain range.
5

noun
A place where people practise shooting.

The soldiers trained at the shooting range.

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Synonyms

2 noun · the limits between which... reach

3 verb · to vary between set limits. run

4 noun · a line of mountains or hills. chain

Word family

Forms rangedrangesranging

Derived forms azranbitrangebroad-rangingclose-rangecrossrangedisrangedownrangefree-rangeinterrangelong-rangelongrangemid-range

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Phrases (1)

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rifle range
the distance over which a bullet fired from a rifle can travel

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier (“to range, to rank, to order,”), from the noun renc, reng, ranc, rang (“a rank, row”), from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ring, circle, curve”). Doublet of ring.

*(s)ker- (turn) Proto-Indo-European rengen Middle English rengier Old French *hring frk *hringaz Proto-Germanic

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# range

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈreɪndʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɹeɪ̯nd͡ʒ/
**Frequency rank:** 2423

## Meanings
1. A set of different things of the same general kind.
2. The limits between which something can vary or reach.
3. To vary between set limits.
4. A line of mountains or hills.
5. A place where people practise shooting.

## Examples
- The shop sells a wide range of shoes.
- This phone is in my price range.
- Prices range from ten to fifty dollars.
- Snow covered the whole mountain range.
- The soldiers trained at the shooting range.

## Derived Forms
- azran
- bitrange
- broad-ranging
- close-range
- crossrange
- disrange
- downrange
- free-range
- interrange
- long-range
- longrange
- mid-range

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *(s)ker- (turn)
- Root: rengen
- Root: rengier
- Root: *hring
- Root: *hringaz

## Etymology
From Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier (“to range, to rank, to order,”), from the noun renc, reng, ranc, rang (“a rank, row”), from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ring, circle, curve”). Doublet of ring.

## AI Etymology
Range comes from Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier (“to range, to rank, to order,”), from the noun renc, reng, ranc, rang (“a rank, row”), from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ring, circle, curve”). Doublet of ring. Modern senses include a set of different things of the same general kind. and the limits between which something can vary or reach.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as azran, bitrange, broad-ranging, close-range, crossrange, and disrange.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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