n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: ranged ; rang · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French renger, from renc, reng line, place, row ― more at RANK
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 a : to set in a row or in the proper order b : to place among others in a position or situation c : to assign to a category : CLASSIFY
2 a : to rove over or through b : to sail or pass along
3 : to arrange (an anchor cable) on deck
4 : to graze (livestock) on a range
intransitive verb
1 a : to roam at large or freely b : to move over an area so as to explore it
2 : to take a position
3 a : to correspond in direction or line : ALIGN b : to extend in a particular direction
4 : to have range
5 : to change or differ within limits
6 of an organism : to live or occur in or be native to a region