Meaning & use
range
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Meanings
nouncountable
The span between the lowest and highest points of something, or the variety it covers.
Grammar: Singular with an or the: a wide range of options.
Patterns
- a range of something
- in the range of something
The store sells a wide range of shoes.
Prices are in the range of ten to twenty dollars.
nouncountable
A row of mountains or hills.
Grammar: Countable: a mountain range.
Patterns
- a range of mountains
A snowy range stretched along the horizon.
They crossed the mountain range by train.
verbintransitive
To vary or extend between limits.
Grammar: Usually with from and to: ages range from 5 to 12.
Patterns
- range from something to something
Prices range from ten to fifty dollars.
The topics ranged widely.
nouncountable
The distance something can reach or travel.
Grammar: Often singular: out of range.
Patterns
- within range of something
- out of range
The target was out of range.
The electric car has a range of 300 miles.
nouncountablespecialist
An area for shooting practice or a stove.
Grammar: Different senses share the spelling.
They practiced at the shooting range.
The cook lit the range.
Word forms
| plural | ranges |
|---|---|
| third person singular | ranges |
| past tense | ranged |
| past participle | ranged |
| -ing form | ranging |
Common combinations
- wide range
- There is a wide range of choices.
- range from
- Prices range from low to high.
- price range
- What is your price range?
- mountain range
- The mountain range blocks the wind.
- out of range
- The phone was out of range.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
Commonly confused: range or rage?
range vs rage
Rage means intense anger.
Practice
Prices at the market ___ from two to twenty dollars.
Choose one answer.
Range from X to Y is the usual pattern. The others do not form natural patterns.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “range”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.