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ring*/*/*/
[rɪŋ] (past tense rang [ræŋ] ; past participle rung [rʌŋ] ) verb I
1) [I/T] British
to call someone on the telephone
Syn:
phone,
telephone
Ring me at home later.[/ex]
Sarah rang to say she couldn't come tonight.[/ex]
I'm ringing about the vacancy you advertised.[/ex]
2) if a telephone rings, it makes a sound in order to show that someone is calling
The phone rang again immediately.[/ex]
3) [I/T] if a bell rings, or if you ring it, it makes a sound
He rang the doorbell.[/ex]
The bell rang, and the children stood up.[/ex]
4) [I] if your ears are ringing, you continue to hear a loud sound in your head, for example after a loud noise
5) [I] if a sound rings in a place, or if a place rings with sound, the sound is loud and you can hear it clearly
A great cheer rang through the hall.[/ex]
6) [T] to surround someone or something, especially in order to protect them or to prevent them from escaping
Protesters carrying signs ringed the hotel.[/ex]
Ringed by soldiers for protection, he tried to address the crowd.[/ex]
7) [T] to draw a circle around something
Syn:
circle
She ringed the date on the calendar in the kitchen.[/ex]
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ring a bell — informal to sound familiar to you[/ex]
[i]The name rings a bell. Isn't he an architect?[/ex]
ring true — to sound true or sincere[/ex]
I didn't think Green's explanation rang true.[/ex]
- ring back
- ring sb back
- ring in
- ring off
- ring out
- ring (sb) up
II
noun
ring */*/*/[rɪŋ]
1) [C] a piece of jewellery in the form of a circle that you wear on a finger
She had a ring on every finger.[/ex]
2) [C] something that is in the shape of a circle
onion rings[/ex]
Kate had dark rings under her eyes.[/ex]
The kids sat in a ring around the fire.[/ex]
3) [C] the sound that a bell or telephone makes
the ring of the doorbell[/ex]
I answered the phone on the first ring.[/ex]
4) [C] a raised area that is surrounded by ropes where people take part in BOXING or WRESTLING
5) [C] a group of people who are involved in an illegal activity
an international drugs ring[/ex]
6) [singular] a particular quality that something such as a statement seems to have
His version of events had a ring of truth.[/ex]
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give sb a ring — British informalto call someone on the telephone[/ex]
Give me a ring tomorrow.[/ex]

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