rank

Noun CEFR B2 Standard

ɹæŋk

Definitions

hierarchy, pecking order
A surname.
A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers.
countable, uncountable
The symbol for rank
Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong. Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross
One of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a number).
countable, uncountable
Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross
The value of a playing card.
countable, uncountable
Causing strong growth; producing luxuriantly; rich and fertile
In a pipe organ, a set of pipes of a certain quality for which each pipe corresponds to one key or pedal.
countable, uncountable
One's position in a list sorted by a shared property such as physical location, population, popularity, or quality.
countable, uncountable
Suffering from overgrowth or hypertrophy; plethoric
The level of one's position in a class-based society.
countable, uncountable
A category of people, such as those who share an occupation or belong to an organisation.
countable, uncountable
A hierarchical level in an organization such as the military.
countable, uncountable
A level in a scientific taxonomy system.
countable, uncountable
The dimensionality of an array (computing) or tensor.
countable, uncountable
The maximal number of linearly independent columns (or rows) of a matrix.
countable, uncountable
The maximum quantity of D-linearly independent elements of a module (over an integral domain D).
countable, uncountable
The size of any basis of a given matroid.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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العربيةالرتبة خطر رتبةشخصية مرتبة مصف

Azərbaycan dilicərgə məqam rütbəvəzifə

Беларускаяго́днасць

Българскинареждам ред редицастроявам чин

বাংলাপদ

Bosanskičap četo činfila grad ham kapa led rad rada sija šija špalir status vrsta zvanje звање лава ред статус чин шпалир

Catalàfila ranci rang

Češtinahnusný hodnost odpornýrada šik

Cymraegurdd

Danskrang række

Ελληνικάαξίωμα βαθ.βαθμίδαβαθμός λωρίδα Ταγγός τάξη

Esperantorango vico

فارسیرتبه رده

Suomiarvo arvoasema arvoasteasemataso aste haiseva löyhkäävä luokitella luokka pisteyttää rangi rankata ranki rankki rivi rivit sääty sija sijaluku sijoittaa sijoittua sijoitus sotilasarvo taso vyöarvo

Gaeilgeborb oireachas

Gàidhligbreun

Galegorancio

עבריתדרגה תואר

हिन्दीख़िताब पद पदवीप्रतिष्ठा मर्तबा मंसब श्रेणी श्रेणीबद्ध

Hrvatskičap četo činfila grad ham kapa led rad rada šija sija špalir status vrsta zvanje звање лава ред статус чин шпалир

Magyarbüdös bűzös gusztustalanocsmány rang sor undorító visszataszító

Հայերենկարգ կոչում

Bahasa Indonesiatingkat

Italianoannoverare ceto condizione socialegrado gregario puzzolente rango repellente ripugnante traversa truppa

日本語かいていくらいポストラングランク亜亞位位官位次冠勳尉格段等級臭い隊伍隊列階階級順位

ქართულიმწკრივი რიგი წოდებახარისხი

ភាសាខ្មែរចំណាត់ថ្នាក់ថ្នាក់

한국어朩 계급 급랭크 위 질 학계

Kurdîçap Çeto derecegomlek mertebe paye rad rij rîvî rutbe şik sik şor sor

Latinaclassis gradus numerusrancidus rencus status

Te Reo Māorikapa tūnga

Македонскиред чин

മലയാളംപദവി റാങ്ക്

Bahasa Melayupangkat

Nederlandsgelid rang ransranzig register rij stinkend werk

Polskigodność ranga rządstopień szarża

Portuguêscoluna enfileirar fileiraposição rançoso ranquear repugnante

Românăgrad linie râncedrang

Русскийвонючий горизонталь званиекатегория класс колонна линия мерзкий омерзительный отвратительный положение прого́рклый разря́д ранг ряд строй чин шеренга

Slovenčinarad

Slovenščinavrsta

Српскиčap četo činfila grad ham kapa led rad rada šija sija špalir status vrsta zvanje звање лава ред статус чин шпалир

Svenskadignitet grad graderaklass klassa klassificera led placera placering rad rang stank valör vämjelig verk

Kiswahilicheo

தமிழ்தரவரிசை

Тоҷикӣрутба

ไทยชั้น ยศ ระดับลำดับชั้น ศักดิ์อัตรา เกียรติ

Türkçederece gelmek gömlekiğrenç mertebe paye pis kokulu rütbe satır sınıf

Українськазвання́лава рангряд стрій чин

O'zbekcharang

Tiếng Việtcấp cap đẳng cấphầm hang hàng ngũ phẩm hàm thứ bậc thứ hạng 皮

Examples

“The front rank kneeled to reload while the second rank fired over their heads.”

“The Musketeers being on both flancks, firſt firing let ⟳ the Ranck ſtand, and fire every Ranck, paſſing through before his leader[…]”

“Then there was no more cover ⟳, for they straggled out, not in ranks but clusters, from among orange trees and tall, flowering shrubs[…].”

“The ranks are 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace.”

“Based on your test ⟳ scores, you have ⟳ a rank of 23.”

“The fancy hotel was of the first rank.”

“a membership drawn from the ranks of wealthy European businessmen”

“Earlier this month police in Norfolk were called after five hives thought to contain ⟳ around 60,000 bees and £600 worth of honey were taken. [...] Suspicions among beekeepers that the culprits come ⟳ from their own ⟳ ranks were underlined by the fact that a bee smoker was left at the scene by someone who presumably knew that it could be used to calm the insects before taking them.”

“Private First Class (PFC) is the second-lowest rank in the Marines.”

“He rose up through the ranks of the company, from mailroom clerk to CEO.”

“Phylum is the taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

rank and file rank and yank rank badge rank of apparition rank outsider rank sum

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