range

pronunciation

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Noun:

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
the limits within which something can be effective
a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
a series of hills or mountains
a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds
the limits of the values a function can take
a variety of different things or activities
the limit of capability
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
Verb:

change or be different within limits
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun
range or extend over; occupy a certain area
lay out in a line
feed as in a meadow or pasture
let eat
assign a rank or rating to

Word Origin

range: range: [13] Range and rank come ultimately from the same source: Old French ranc. This was borrowed directly into English as rank, but it subsequently developed to rang, from which was derived the verb rangier ‘set in a row’ (ancestor of English arrange). This in turn produced the noun range ‘rank, row’.=> rank

range (v.): c. 1200, rengen, "move over a large area, roam with the purpose of searching or hunting," from Old French ranger, earlier rengier "to place in a row, arrange; get into line," from reng "row, line," from a Germanic source (see rank (n.)). Sense of "to arrange in rows" is recorded from c. 1300; intransitive sense of "exist in a row or rows" is from c. 1600. Related: Ranged; ranging.

range (n.): c. 1200, "row or line of persons" (especially hunters or soldiers), from Old French range "range, rank" (see range (v.)). General sense of "line, row" is from early 14c.; meaning "row of mountains" is from 1705. Meaning "scope, extent" first recorded late 15c.; that of "area over which animals seek food" is from 1620s, from the verb. Specific U.S. sense of "series of townships six miles in width" is from 1785. Sense of "distance a gun can send a bullet" is recorded from 1590s; meaning "place used for shooting practice" is from 1862. The cooking appliance so called since mid-15c., for unknown reasons. Originally a stove built into a fireplace with openings on top for multiple operations. Range-finder attested from 1872.

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