out of range (of something)

out of range (of something)
out of ˈrange (of sth) idiom
too far away to be reached, seen or heard

The cat stayed well out of range of the children.

She hid away in her house, out of range of prying eyes.

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  • out — I [[t]a͟ʊt[/t]] ADVERB USES ♦ (Out is often used with verbs of movement, such as walk and pull , and also in phrasal verbs such as give out and run out .) 1) ADV: ADV after v When something is in a particular place and you take it out, you remove …   English dictionary

  • range — I UK [reɪndʒ] / US noun Word forms range : singular range plural ranges *** 1) [countable] a number of different things that are of the same general type range of: The speaker will deal with a broad a range of issues affecting professional women …   English dictionary

  • range — /raynj/, n., adj., v., ranged, ranging. n. 1. the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles. 2. the extent or scope of the operation or action of something: within range… …   Universalium

  • range — [[t]re͟ɪnʤ[/t]] ♦♦ ranges, ranging, ranged 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n A range of things is a number of different things of the same general kind. A wide range of colours and patterns are available... The two men discussed a range of… …   English dictionary

  • range — range1 W1S1 [reındʒ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(variety of things/people)¦ 2¦(limits)¦ 3¦(products)¦ 4¦(distance)¦ 5¦(music)¦ 6¦(mountains/hills)¦ 7¦(place for shooting)¦ 8¦(ability)¦ 9¦(land)¦ 10¦(cooking)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • range — /reɪndʒ / (say raynj) noun 1. the extent to which, or the limits between which, variation is possible: the range of prices for a commodity. 2. the extent or scope of the operation or efficacy of something: within range of vision. 3. the distance… …  

  • range — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. row, series, chain; scope, extent; habitat; limit, span, latitude; compass, register; Distance; stove[top], cooktop. See continuity, space, business, freedom, direction, degree. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… …   English dictionary for students

  • range — 1 /reIndZ/ noun 1 GROUP (singular) 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 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • range — [[t]reɪndʒ[/t]] n. adj. v. ranged, rang•ing 1) the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices[/ex] 2) the extent or scope of something: one s range of vision[/ex] 3) the distance to which a… …   From formal English to slang

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