ranger

English

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Etymology

From the verb range +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɹeɪndʒə(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɹeɪndʒɚ/

Noun

ranger (plural rangers)

1. a keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region to protect the area or enforce the law.

Translations

Ranger

Croatian: rendžer (hr) m. Czech: hraničář m. Italian: guardia forestale (it) m.

Japanese: レンジャー, renjā Scottish Gaelic: (of a forest) maor-coille (gd) m. Spanish: montaraz (es) m.

Anagrams

• garner

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ʀɑ̃ʒe/

Noun

ranger m. (plural rangers)

1. a ranger, one who looks after a region

Verb

ranger

1. to order
2. to put away, stack

Conjugation

• This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written range- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /ʒ/ and not a “hard” /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

   Conjugation of ranger (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		ranger			avoir rangé
gerund		en rangeant			en ayant rangé
present participle		rangeant
past participle		rangé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	range	ranges	range	rangeons	rangez	rangent
	imperfect	rangeais	rangeais	rangeait	rangions	rangiez	rangeaient
	past historic1	rangeai	rangeas	rangea	rangeâmes	rangeâtes	rangèrent
	future	rangerai	rangeras	rangera	rangerons	rangerez	rangeront
	conditional	rangerais	rangerais	rangerait	rangerions	rangeriez	rangeraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	range	ranges	range	rangions	rangiez	rangent
	imperfect1	rangeasse	rangeasses	rangeât	rangeassions	rangeassiez	rangeassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	range	—	rangeons	rangez	—
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