Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - range

~1 n 1 »GROUP« a number of things which are all different but of the same general type + of  (an interesting range of books and videos | The drug is effective against a range of bacteria. | We teach the full range of ballroom dances.) wide/broad/whole range of  (We have students from a wide range of backgrounds.) 2 »LIMITS/AMOUNTS« the limits within which amounts, quantities, ages etc can vary  (age/price etc range)  (toys suitable for children in the pre-school age range | in the range (of))  (I would expect a salary in the range of $25,000 to $30,000. | beyond/out of sb's range (=more than someone's limit on price, age etc))  (The price of the house is well beyond our range.) 3 »POWER/RESPONSIBILTY ETC« the area of power, responsibility, or activities that a person or organization has; scope  (the range of)  (The range of his power was immense. | within/outside the range of)  (These issues fall outside the range of the enquiry.) 4 »PRODUCTS« a set of similar products made by a particular company or available in a particular shop  (The coconut shampoo is the best in the range.) + of  (a new range of kitchenware) top of the range (=best)  (a new top of the range racing bike) 5 »DISTANCE« a) the distance within which something can be seen or heard + of  (The transmitter has a range of 10,000 miles.) within range (=near enough to reach, hear etc)  (By now the ship was within range of enemy radar.) out of range (=too far away to reach, hear etc)  (He was relieved that the others were out of range of his mother's penetrating voice.) at close range (=very near)  (You can see the animals at very close range.) b) the distance over which a particular weapon can hit things  (the gun's range) + of  (missiles with a range of 500 miles) within range (=near enough to hit) | out of range (=too far away to hit)  (I ducked down to get out of range of the gunshots. | at close/short/point-blank range (=from very close))  (Both men had been shot at point-blank range. | long/short range missile)  (The destroyer was equipped with short range missiles.) c) the distance which a vehicle such as an aircraft can travel before it needs more petrol etc + of  (The VR126 has a range of 2000 miles.) 6 »MUSIC« C usually singular all the musical notes that a particular singer or musical instrument can make  (As the child grew older, his vocal range changed.) 7 »MOUNTAINS« a group of mountains or hills, usually in a line  (a village in the foothills of the Karakoram range) 8 »WEAPONS TESTING« an area of land where you can test weapons or practise using them  (a rifle range | a missile testing range) 9 »GRASS LAND« AmE a large area of grass land used by cattle 10 »COOKING« a) especially AmE a cooker b) BrE a place in a kitchen where there is a fire for cooking, used in the past  (- see also free­range) ~2 v 1 »INCLUDE« a) if prices, levels, temperatures etc range from one amount to another, they include both those amounts and anything in between  (range from sth to sth)  (There were 120 students whose ages ranged from 10 to 18. | range between sth and sth)  (The population of these cities ranges between 3 and 5 million inhabitants. | range in age/size etc (=include many different ages, sizes etc))  (The shoes range in price from $25 to $100.) b) to include a range of different feelings, actions etc  (range from sth to sth)  (Their reactions ranged from anger to humiliation. | US intervention has taken many forms, ranging from supplying medicines to full-scale air strikes.) 2 »INCLUDE MANY SUBJECTS« to deal with a wide range of subjects or ideas in a book, speech, conversation etc  (range (widely) over)  (His lectures ranged widely over a variety of topics.)  (- see also wide­ranging) 3 range yourself with/against to publicly state your agreement with, or opposition to, a particular group's beliefs and ideas  (Police rounded up any individuals who had ranged themselves against the authorities.) 4 »ARRANGE« T always + adv/prep to put things in a particular order or position  (range sth on/along/against etc)  (Cups and plates neatly ranged on her shelves.) 5 »MOVE AROUND« to move around in an area of land; wander + over/through  (Cattle ranged over the pastures in search of food.)