Range Extra Examples Reɪndʒ Wide Distance Facilities Full

• the hotel offers a wide range of facilities.
• librarians need a broad range of skills.
• there is a full range of activities for children.
• this material is available in a huge range of colours.

range

1. a variety of things of a particular type
• The hotel offers a wide range of facilities.
• Librarians need a broad range of skills.
• There is a full range of activities for children.
• This material is available in a huge range of colours.
• a narrow/limited range of options
• Voters support parties for a whole range of reasons.
• The textbook covers a wide range of topics.
• Employees across a range of occupations were surveyed.
• We have reached agreement over a range of issues.

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• Many factors limit women's range of job choices.
• Our comprehensive range of benefits includes pension and health insurance.
• Students can choose from a wide range of options.
• The artists have been chosen to represent a range of styles.
• The books cover the full range of reading abilities.
• The trade show will feature an enormous range of goods.
• You can enjoy an excellent range of leisure and sporting facilities.
• people from a diverse range of backgrounds
2. a set of products of a particular type
• SEE ALSO mid-range
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mid-range
• our new range of hair products
• We are looking to expand our product range.

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• For more information about our product range, call your local branch.
• The company is launching a new range of cosmetics.
3. the limits between which something varies
• Most of the students are in the 17–20 age range.
• It's difficult to find a house in our price range (= that we can afford).
• There will be an increase in the range of 0 to 3 per cent.
• Prices vary only within a narrow range.
• This was outside the range of his experience.
• This car is beyond the range of most people's pockets.

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• No, that's completely outside my price range.
• The level of mistakes is within the acceptable range of standards for a public organization.
4. the extent of somebody's knowledge or abilities
• I think she has quite a limited range as an actor.
• The range of his knowledge is impressive.
5. the area covered by or included in something
• Her sculptures explore the range of human experience.
6. the distance over which something can be seen or heard
• The child was now out of her range of vision (= not near enough for her to see).

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• It's outside my range of vision.
• The receiver has a maximum range of about 30 feet.
7. the distance over which a gun or other weapon can hit things
• SEE ALSO close-range
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/close-range
• These missiles have a range of 300 miles.

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• He shot her at point-blank range.
• The missiles are effective over a long range.
• a gun for precision shooting at medium range
8. the distance that a vehicle will travel before it needs more fuel
9. a line or group of mountains or hills
• the great mountain range of the Alps
10. an area of land where people can practise shooting or where bombs, etc. can be tested
• SEE ALSO driving range
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/driving-range
• a shooting range
• A device was exploded at the main nuclear testing range.
11. a large piece of equipment that can burn various fuels and is kept hot all the time, used for cooking, especially in the past
12. a large piece of equipment for cooking food, containing an oven and gas or electric rings on top
• Cook the meat on a low heat on top of the range.
• Many chefs prefer to cook on a gas rather than an electric range.
13. a large open area for keeping cows, etc.
14. from only a short distance away
• SEE ALSO close-range
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/close-range
• The president was shot at close range.
• She scored from close range.
15. near enough to be reached, seen or heard
• He shouted angrily at anyone within range.
16. too far away to be reached, seen or heard
• The cat stayed well out of range of the children.
• She hid away in her house, out of range of prying eyes.
• Don't shoot yet—he's still out of range.
• I listened, but the voices were just out of hearing range.

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘line of people or animals’): from Old French range ‘row, rank’, from rangier ‘put in order’, from rang ‘rank’. Early usage also included the notion of ‘movement over an area’.