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How to pronounce rank
Say it like this: /ˈɹeɪ̯ŋk/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does rank mean?
adjStrong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong.
“And, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.”
Causing strong growth; producing luxuriantly; rich and fertile.
“fow Sprat or Fullum Barley, which is the best for rank Land, because it doth not run ſo much to Straw”
Suffering from overgrowth or hypertrophy; plethoric.
advQuickly, eagerly, impetuously.
“That rides so rank and bends his lance so fell.”
nounA row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers.
“The front rank kneeled to reload while the second rank fired over their heads.”
One of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a number).
The value of a playing card.
“The ranks are 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace.”
verbTo place abreast or in a line.
To have a ranking.
“Their defense ranked third in the league.”
To assign a suitable place in a class or order; to classify.
“Poets were ranked in the class of philosophers.”
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