RANGE (2)

range (2). Range, v. to place in order, wander, rove

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Range, v. i. 1. 1. To rove at large; to wander without restraint or direction; to roam.
Like a ranging spaniel that barks at every bird he sees. Burton. 2. 2. To have range; to change or differ within limits; to be capable of projecting, or to admit of being projected, especially as to horizontal distance; as, the temperature ranged through seventy degrees Fahrenheit; the gun ranges three miles; the shot ranged four miles.
3. 3. To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank.
And range with humble livers in content. Shak. 4. 4. To have a certain direction; to correspond in direction; to be or keep in a corresponding line; to trend or run; — often followed by with; as, the front of a house ranges with the street; to range along the coast.
Which way the forests range. Dryden. 5. 5. (Biol.) To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region; as, the peba ranges from Texas to Paraguay.
Syn. — To rove; roam; ramble; wander; stroll.