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Engelsk substantiv: range

1. range (om egenskap) an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe range of a supersonic jet.
A piano has a greater range than the human voice.
The ambit of municipal legislation.
Within the compass of this article.
Within the scope of an investigation.
Outside the reach of the law.
In the political orbit of a world power.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)ambit, compass, orbit, reach, scope


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkextent


Mere spesifikke uttrykkapproximate range, ballpark, confines, contrast, expanse, gamut, horizon, internationalism, internationality, latitude, palette, pallet, purview, spectrum, sweep, view

2. range (om sted) the limits within which something can be effective


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningRange of motion.
He was beyond the reach of their fire.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)reach


Mindre spesifikke uttrykklimit


Mere spesifikke uttrykkearreach, earshot, eyeshot, hearing, rifle range, rifle shot, view

3. range (om sted) a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThey used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring.
He dreamed of a home on the range.


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkparcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract


Mere spesifikke uttrykkhome range, home territory

4. range (om ting) a series of hills or mountains


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe valley was between two ranges of hills.
The plains lay just beyond the mountain range.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range of mountains


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkformation, geological formation


Eksempler på mere spesifikke uttrykkAdirondack Mountains, Adirondacks, Admiralty Range, Alaska Range, Alleghenies, Allegheny Mountains, Alps, Altai Mountains, Altay Mountains, Andes, Apennines, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachians, Atlas Mountains, Australian Alps, Balkan Mountain Range, Balkan Mountains, Balkans, Berkshire Hills, Berkshires, Black Hills, Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains, Cantabrian Mountains, Carpathian Mountains, Carpathians, Cascade Mountains, Cascade Range, Cascades, Catskill Mountains, Catskills, Caucasus, Caucasus Mountains, Coast Mountains, Coast Range, Cumberland Mountains, Cumberland Plateau, Dolomite Alps, Eastern Highlands, Great Dividing Range, Great Smoky Mountains, Green Mountains, Guadalupe Mountains, High Sierra, Himalaya, Himalaya Mountains, Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Hindu Kush Mountains, Karakoram, Karakoram Range, Karakorum Range, Kuenlun, Kuenlun Mountains, Kunlan Shan, Kunlun, Kunlun Mountains, Mesabi Range, Mount Carmel, Mustagh, Mustagh Range, Nan Ling, Ozark Mountains, Ozark Plateau, Ozarks, Pamir Mountains, Pyrenees, Rhodope Mountains, Rockies, Rocky Mountains, Sacramento Mountains, San Juan Mountains, Sayan Mountains, Selkirk Mountains, sierra, Sierra Madre Occidental, Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada Mountains, St. Elias Mountains, St. Elias Range, Taconic Mountains, Teton Range, the Alps, the Pamirs, Tien Shan, Transylvanian Alps, Tyan Shan, Tyrolean Alps, Ural Mountains, Urals


Omfatter disse spesifikke uttrykkmassif, mountain pass, notch, pass

5. range (om gjenstand) a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe army maintains a missile range in the desert.
Any good golf club will have a range where you can practice.


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkfacility, installation


Mere spesifikke uttrykkpractice range, rifle range, test range

6. range (om gruppe) a variety of different things or activities


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe answered a range of questions.
He was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection.


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkassortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety


Mere spesifikke uttrykkband

7. range (om gruppe) (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)image, range of a function


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkset


Overordnet kategorimath, mathematics, maths

8. range (om erkjendelse) the limit of capability


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningWithin the compass of education.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)compass, grasp, reach


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkcapability, capableness, potentiality


Mere spesifikke uttrykkken, sight

9. range (om gjenstand) a kitchen appliance used for cooking food


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningDinner was already on the stove.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)cooking stove, kitchen range, kitchen stove, stove


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkkitchen appliance


Mere spesifikke uttrykkcharcoal burner, cookstove, electric range, gas cooker, gas range, gas stove, potbelly, potbelly stove, Primus, Primus stove, spirit stove


Omfatter disse spesifikke uttrykkgrate, grating


Engelsk verb: range

1. range (om tilstand) change or be different within limits


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningEstimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion.
Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent.
The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals.
My students range from very bright to dull.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)run


AnvendelsesmønsterSomething ----s something


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkbe


Utsagnsord med lignende betydningextend, go, lead, lead, pass, run, run

2. range (om bevegelse) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe gypsies roamed the woods.
Roving vagabonds.
The wandering Jew.
The cattle roam across the prairie.
The laborers drift from one town to the next.
They rolled from town to town.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)cast, drift, ramble, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s.
Something is ----ing PP.
Somebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s PP


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkgo, locomote, move, travel


Mere spesifikke uttrykkgad, gallivant, jazz around, maunder


Utsagnsord med lignende betydningdrift, err, stray, wander

3. range (om tilstand) have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThis gun ranges over two miles.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomething is ----ing PP


Mere spesifikke uttrykkcarry

4. range (om tilstand) range or extend over; occupy a certain area


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe plants straddle the entire state.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)straddle


AnvendelsesmønsterSomething ----s something


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkbe, comprise, constitute, make up, represent


Mere spesifikke uttrykkspread-eagle

5. range (om relasjon) lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningLay out the clothes.
Lay out the arguments.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)array, lay out, set out


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s something PP


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkarrange, set up


Mere spesifikke uttrykkcompart

6. range (om relasjon) feed as in a meadow or pasture


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe herd was grazing.


Eksempler på anvendelseThe animals range


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)browse, crop, graze, pasture


AnvendelsesmønsterSomething ----s


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkeat, feed


Utsagnsord med lignende betydningcrop, graze, pasture, range

7. range (om forbruk, inntak eller anvendelse) let eat


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningRange the animals in the prairie.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkfeed, give


Utsagnsord med lignende betydningbrowse, crop, graze, pasture, range

8. range (om erkjendelse) assign a rank or rating to


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHow would you rank these students?.
The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)grade, order, place, rank, rate


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkevaluate, judge, pass judgment


Mere spesifikke uttrykkdowngrade, prioritise, prioritize, reorder, seed, sequence, shortlist, subordinate, superordinate, upgrade









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