Background for ranged

ranged

/reɪndʒd/ /reɪnʒd/

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To travel over (an area, etc); to roam, wander.

Examples :

"The cattle ranged freely across the open fields, grazing as they went. "

area action environment geography nature

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To rove over or through.

Examples :

"to range the fields"

area nature action

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To exercise the power of something over something else; to cause to submit to, over.

Examples :

"The teacher's authority ranged over the entire classroom, ensuring everyone followed the rules. "

politics government action

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To bring (something) into a specified position or relationship (especially, of opposition) with something else.

Examples :

"The teacher ranged the students against each other in a debate about climate change. "

position military war

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(followed by over) Of a variable, to be able to take any of the values in a specified range.

Examples :

"The variable x ranges over all real values from 0 to 10."

range number math

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Examples :

"to range plants and animals in genera and species"

list organization

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To form a line or a row.

Examples :

"The front of a house ranges with the street."

position structure organization group

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To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank.

Examples :

"The books in the library were ranged alphabetically by author's last name. "

range list system organization

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To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order.

Examples :

"The librarian ranged the books alphabetically on the shelves. "

position organization military

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To place among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; usually, reflexively and figuratively, to espouse a cause, to join a party, etc.

Examples :

"The students ranged themselves along the wall, waiting for the fire drill to begin. "

military politics action group

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To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region.

Examples :

"The peba ranges from Texas to Paraguay."

environment biology animal plant ecology nature geography place

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To separate into parts; to sift.

Examples :

"The chef ranged the ingredients, separating the vegetables from the proteins. "

process action part

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To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near.

Examples :

"to range the coast"

nautical sailing direction

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Of a player, to travel a significant distance for a defensive play.

Examples :

"The shortstop ranged far to his left to catch the line drive and prevent the runner from scoring. "

sport game action

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adjective

(of a projectile, or projectile system) whose range can be adjusted

Examples :

"The soldier trained with a ranged mortar system, allowing him to hit targets near and far. "

military weapon technology