Main Entry:

²range

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

ranged; rang·ing

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French renger, from renc, reng line, place, row — more at rank

Date:

14th century

transitive verb1 a: to set in a row or in the proper order b: to place among others in a position or situation c: to assign to a category : classify2 a: to rove over or through b: to sail or pass along3: to arrange (an anchor cable) on deck4: to graze (livestock) on a rangeintransitive verb1 a: to roam at large or freely b: to move over an area so as to explore it2: to take a position3 a: to correspond in direction or line : align b: to extend in a particular direction4: to have range5: to change or differ within limits6of an organism : to live or occur in or be native to a region