rank

[US]/ræŋk/
[UK]/ræŋk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. level; queue; row; military title
adj. unpleasant; foul-smelling; lush
vt. arrange; classify
vi. line up; list

Phrases & Collocations

high rank

low rank

rank and file

ranked first

promote in rank

official rank

military rank

in the ranks

in rank

first rank

rank among

rank first

front rank

rank with

rank order

social rank

other ranks

keep rank

rank correlation

Example Sentences

the rank of sergeant.

a rank amateur; a rank stranger.

the ranking of students.

an ordinal rank of seventh.

rank vegetation in the jungle.

The rank of captain is inferior.

Captain is an inferior rank to major.

the ranks of Britain's unemployed.

the rank and file of the Labour party.

raise a captain to the rank of major

the ranks of major and above.

This film ranks with the best.

He rose to the rank of general.

rank-and-file committees; rank-and-file grievances.

an officer of the rank of superintendent or above.

the rank and file want to call the action off.

Real-world Examples

And aristocrats are people of high social rank.

Source: 6 Minute English

You can't achieve his rank via subterfuge alone.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Though words come hindmost, holds his rank before.

Source: The complete original version of the sonnet.

And targets 38 members of HR's rank.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

You... You ascended the ranks of your profession.

Source: the chair

Similarly, the school does not officially rank its students.

Source: Entering Yale University

The prospects for rank and file approval seem slim.

Source: Listen to this 3 Advanced English Listening

And in a flash, Carol joins the ranks of TV types.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2021 Collection

I'm a drug-using delinquent. A girl in bed doesn't really rank. Sorry.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

There's a taxi rank over there, right outside the gate.

Source: Everyone speaks English (Beginner)

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