to range
- verb
- /reɪndʒ/
- After the storm, the deer began to range further from their usual grazing spots.
- range freely
And we would range for miles and miles and miles.
- And we would range for miles and miles and miles.
- This is my favorite things and I I'm going to range a little farther and wider than I have in years past.
- And he goes, he sort of ranges over a number of different creation ideas or or myths.
Examples
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Since these birds were often allowed to range freely, many became feral.
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And we would range for miles and miles and miles.
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Sergeant, let your dogs range freely until they get the scent.
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Trappers and hunters had begun ranging north to the Breakline and south to the Rock Spur.
Fiction book (1993) -
The dogs were allowed to range freely across the open fields.
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Wild horses range through the plains in search of food and water.
Synonyms
Move around without a fixed direction, often slowly and in curves
To move slowly without a clear direction, for example when air or water move something
To go across an area or distance
Move around without a fixed place, often while looking for something
To move from place to place without a fixed home or plan
To move away from the correct place or path and wander
To travel around without a fixed plan, often looking for something
To walk with heavy steps, often over rough ground
To walk for pleasure without a fixed route
To move around in a relaxed, aimless way without a fixed plan
To move from place to place without a home
To move from one place to another
Moving freely over a wide area or from one topic to another
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
The maximum distance a vehicle can travel on a full tank or full charge under normal conditions
A long mountain range along Australia's east coast from Queensland to Victoria
A long mountain range in the northwest United States across Washington, Oregon and northern California
A mountain range in south central Alaska with tall snowy peaks, including Denali, North America's highest mountain
A long group of mountains in Bulgaria that runs from Serbia to the Black Sea
A mountain range in northern Kashmir that includes K2, the world's second highest peak
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The difference between the highest and lowest values of the middle 50 percent of numbers
A mountain range in northern Kashmir that has K2, the second highest mountain in the world
A mountain range in northern Kashmir that includes K2, the world's second highest peak
- Specialized
A long straight rod with red and white bands that people who measure land use to line up points
- Specialized
A system of radio stations that help pilots find their position and direction
- Specialized
A radio system that helps pilots find their exact position and direction
A mountain range in northwest Wyoming with tall sharp peaks including the Grand Teton
- Specialized
A device pulled behind a ship that listens for submarines from far away
A range of high mountains on the border between Alaska and Yukon, including Mount St Elias
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Etymology
Range (verb: move freely) comes from the same root and means 'to roam', which is why animals or people can range over wide areas.