- range
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 different things within the same categoryADJECTIVE▪ broad, enormous, extensive, great, huge, large, vast, wide▪ complete, comprehensive, entire, full, whole▪ infinite▪ excellent, exciting, good, superb (esp. BrE)▪
You can enjoy an excellent range of leisure and sporting facilities.
▪ astonishing, extraordinary, impressive, remarkable▪ diverse▪people from a diverse range of backgrounds
▪ acceptable▪ limited, restricted▪ new▪Come and see our new range of furniture.
▪ product▪For more information about our product range, call your local office.
VERB + RANGE▪ have, stock▪They stock a very wide range of gardening tools.
▪ make, produce▪ offer (sb), provide (sb with), supply (sb with)▪We provide a full range of financial services.
▪ choose (sth) from, try out▪Students can choose from a wide range of options.
▪ display, exhibit▪ reflect, represent▪The artists have been chosen to represent a range of styles.
▪ create, develop, launch▪The company is launching a new range of cosmetics.
▪ broaden, expand, extendRANGE + VERB▪ include sth▪Our comprehensive range of benefits includes pension and health insurance.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the range▪the other models in their new range
PHRASES▪ the bottom of the range, the middle of the range, the top of the range▪This is a top-of-the-range refrigerator.
2 amount between particular limitsADJECTIVE▪ broad, wide▪ narrow▪ normal▪ ability, age, price, size, temperature, etc.VERB + RANGE▪ cover, encompass, feature, include, span▪The books cover the full range of reading abilities.
▪ show▪The experiments show a surprisingly wide range of results.
▪ extend, increase▪These books are designed to extend the range of children's language.
▪ limit, restrict▪Many factors limit women's range of job choices.
PREPOSITION▪ across a/the range▪There is considerable variation in ability across the range.
▪ in a/the range▪Most of the students are in the 17–21 age range.
▪ outside a/the range▪No, that's completely outside my price range.
▪ within a/the range▪The level of mistakes is within the acceptable range of standards for a public organization.
▪ range of▪a broad range of abilities
3 distance that it is possible to travel, see, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ long▪The missiles are effective over a long range.
▪ close, point-blank, short▪He shot her at point-blank range.
▪ medium▪a gun for precision shooting at medium range
▪ maximum▪The receiver has a maximum range of about 30 feet.
▪ hearing, visual (both esp. AmE)▪I listened, but the voices were just out of hearing range.
PREPOSITION▪ beyond range▪This car is beyond the range of most people's pockets.
▪ in range, within range▪Are we within range of the local transmitter?
▪ out of range▪Don't shoot yet—he's still out of range.
▪ outside a/the range▪It's outside my range of vision.
4 area of land for a particular purposeADJECTIVE▪ archery, bombing, firing, shooting▪shooting ranges where competitors shoot at targets
▪ driving, practice (both in golf)▪an 18-bay floodlit driving range
PREPOSITION▪ on a/the range▪He hit balls on the practice range yesterday.
ADJECTIVE▪ electric, gas▪ cooking, kitchenPREPOSITION▪ on a/the range▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Many chefs prefer to cook on a gas rather than an electric range.
verbADVERB▪ enormously, widelyPREPOSITION▪ across▪The opinions they expressed ranged right across the political spectrum.
▪ between▪The town's population ranged between 15 and 20 000.
▪ from▪Her scores ranged from 23% up as high as 88%.
▪ in▪The disease ranges widely in severity.
▪ over▪Her lecture ranged over a number of topics.
▪ through▪an array of lilies, ranging through yellow to purple
▪ to▪prices ranging from about $10 to $500
▪ up to▪Their ages range up to 84.
Range is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑colour, ↑estimate, ↑fare, ↑offering, ↑participant, ↑percentage, ↑price, ↑ratio, ↑scale, ↑score, ↑size, ↑subject, ↑temperature, ↑topic, ↑writing
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
