noun
The gun has a range of about 200 yards. This radio transmitter is effective only within a thirty-mile range. The minister is trying to broaden the range of his influence
The courses offered cater to a wide range of interests
From my window I could see the range of hills stretching away into the distance
In every French farmhouse there was always a pot of soup on the range
verb
The teacher ranged the children according to their height
The students range in age from eight to eighty
The books are ranged according to their subject-matter
The wildebeest ranges far and wide over vast tracts of grazing land in Africa
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