rank

S2 W2

BrE /ræŋk/ AmE /ræŋk/

noun / verb en → es

1 POSITION [singular] B1

the position of a person or thing in a list, group, etc.

posición, rango, clasificación

  • rank among/in something

Collocations rank in the top ten · rank as one of the best

  • The company ranks among the top five in its industry.

    La empresa ocupa el quinto lugar en su industria.

2 JOB [singular] B1

the level of a job or position, especially in the armed forces or police

rango, grado, categoría

  • be promoted to rank

Collocations rank of sergeant · promotion to the rank of captain

  • He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.

    Fue promovido al rango de teniente.

3 ORDER [singular] B2

the order in which people or things are placed, especially when they are arranged from the most important to the least important

orden, jerarquía, clasificación

  • in rank and file

Collocations rank order · rank in descending order of importance

  • The soldiers stood in rank and file.

    Los soldados se alinearon en formación.

4 GROUP [plural] B2

a group of people who have the same job or position, especially in the armed forces or police

unidad, compañía, tropa

  • rank and file

Collocations rank of soldiers · the rank and file of the army

  • The rank and file were ready for battle.

    El cuerpo de tropa estaba listo para la batalla.

5 CLASSIFY [transitive] B2

to put people or things into groups according to their importance, quality, etc.

clasificar, ordenar, jerarquizar

  • rank something

Collocations rank the candidates · rank the products by quality

  • We need to rank these applications.

    Necesitamos clasificar estas solicitudes.

6 RANK [intransitive] B2

to stand in a line with other people, especially soldiers or police officers

formar fila, alinearse

  • rank up/down

Collocations rank in formation · rank down the street

  • The soldiers ranked up and marched off.

    Los soldados formaron fila y marcharon.

7 RANK [intransitive] C1

to be in a particular position or order, especially when people are arranged from the most important to the least important

ocupar un lugar, clasificarse

  • rank among/in something

Collocations rank as one of the best · rank in the top ten

  • This book ranks as one of the most important works of the century.

    Este libro ocupa un lugar entre las obras más importantes del siglo.

8 RANK [intransitive] C1

to be in a particular position or order, especially when people are arranged from the most important to the least important

ocupar un lugar, clasificarse

  • rank among/in something

Collocations rank as one of the best · rank in the top ten

  • The company ranks among the top five in its industry.

    La empresa ocupa el quinto lugar en su industria.