rank
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/ræŋk/
🇬🇧
/ræŋk/
noun
B2
A person's level or position in a group or organization.
He worked hard to improve his rank in the company.
B2
A person's official level in the military, police, or similar group.
The soldier was proud of his high rank in the army.
R
Ordinary soldiers, not officers.
He started as a low rank and became an officer.
R
How good or important something is compared to others.
The school has a high rank for quality education.
R
The people in a group or organization.
New members joined the ranks of the club.
R
A line of soldiers, police, or people standing side by side.
The soldiers stood in straight ranks during the parade.
R
A line or row of people or things.
The books were arranged in neat ranks on the shelf.
R
A number that shows the position of something in a list.
Her test score gave her a top rank in the class.
verb
B2
To place someone or something in order based on quality or importance.
The judges will rank the contestants from best to worst.
R
To arrange things in a line or row.
The chairs were ranked along the wall for the event.
adjective
R
Having a very bad smell.
The old food had a rank odor that filled the room.
R
Very bad or unpleasant.
The unfair treatment was a rank injustice to everyone.
R
Used to emphasize how bad or amateur something is.
His poor performance showed he was a rank beginner.
R
Growing too thickly and wildly.
The garden was overgrown with rank weeds everywhere.
translation
A person's level or position in a group or organization.; A person's official level in the military, police, or similar group.; Ordinary soldiers, not officers.; How good or important something is compared to others.; The people in a group or organization.; A line of soldiers, police, or people standing side by side.; A line or row of people or things.; A number that shows the position of something in a list.
To place someone or something in order based on quality or importance.; To arrange things in a line or row.
Having a very bad smell.; Very bad or unpleasant.; Used to emphasize how bad or amateur something is.; Growing too thickly and wildly.
Word Forms
3rd Present
ranks
Progressive
ranking
Past
ranked
Comparative
ranker
Superlative
rankest
Plural
ranks
Perfect
ranked