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Collocations for range - noun

1. different things within the same category

ADJECTIVE

broad, enormous, extensive, great, huge, large, vast, wide
complete, comprehensive, entire, full, whole
infinite
excellent, exciting, good, superb (esp. BrE)
You can enjoy an excellent range of leisure and sporting facilities.
astonishing, extraordinary, impressive, remarkable
diverse
people from a diverse range of backgrounds
acceptable
limited, restricted
new
Come and see our new range of furniture.
product
For more information about our product range, call your local office.

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VERB + range

have, stock
They stock a very wide range of gardening tools.
make, produce
offer (sb), provide (sb with), supply (sb with)
We provide a full range of financial services.
choose (sth) from, try out
Students can choose from a wide range of options.
display, exhibit
reflect, represent
The artists have been chosen to represent a range of styles.
create, develop, launch
The company is launching a new range of cosmetics.
broaden, expand, extend

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range + VERB

include sth
Our comprehensive range of benefits includes pension and health insurance.

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PREPOSITION

in a/the range
the other models in their new range

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PHRASES

the bottom of the range, the middle of the range, the top of the range
This is a top-of-the-range refrigerator.

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2. amount between particular limits

ADJECTIVE

broad, wide
narrow
normal
ability, age, price, size, temperature, etc.

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VERB + range

cover, encompass, feature, include, span
The books cover the full range of reading abilities.
show
The experiments show a surprisingly wide range of results.
extend, increase
These books are designed to extend the range of children's language.
limit, restrict
Many factors limit women's range of job choices.

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PREPOSITION

across a/the range
There is considerable variation in ability across the range.
in a/the range
Most of the students are in the 17–21 age range.
outside a/the range
No, that's completely outside my price range.
within a/the range
The level of mistakes is within the acceptable range of standards for a public organization.
range of
a broad range of abilities

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3. distance that it is possible to travel, see, etc.

ADJECTIVE

long
The missiles are effective over a long range.
close, point-blank, short
He shot her at point-blank range.
medium
a gun for precision shooting at medium range
maximum
The receiver has a maximum range of about 30 feet.
hearing, visual (both esp. AmE)
I listened, but the voices were just out of hearing range.

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PREPOSITION

beyond range
This car is beyond the range of most people's pockets.
in range, within range
Are we within range of the local transmitter?
out of range
Don't shoot yet—he's still out of range.
outside a/the range
It's outside my range of vision.

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4. area of land for a particular purpose

ADJECTIVE

archery, bombing, firing, shooting
shooting ranges where competitors shoot at targets
driving, practice (both in golf)
an 18-bay floodlit driving range

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PREPOSITION

on a/the range
He hit balls on the practice range yesterday.

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5. (AmE) piece of equipment for cooking food

→ See also cooker

ADJECTIVE

electric, gas
cooking, kitchen

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PREPOSITION

on a/the range
Many chefs prefer to cook on a gas rather than an electric range.

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Collocations for range - verb

ADVERB

enormously, widely

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PREPOSITION

across
The opinions they expressed ranged right across the political spectrum.
between
The town's population ranged between 15 and 20 000.
from
Her scores ranged from 23% up as high as 88%.
in
The disease ranges widely in severity.
over
Her lecture ranged over a number of topics.
through
an array of lilies, ranging through yellow to purple
to
prices ranging from about $10 to $500
up to
Their ages range up to 84.

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Range is used with these nouns as the subject:
colour, estimate, fare, offering, participant, percentage, price, ratio, scale, score, size, subject, temperature, topic, writing

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