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- I UK [rɪŋ] / US
verb
Word forms "ring":
present tense I/you/we/they ring he/she/it rings present participle ringing past tense rang UK [ræŋ] / US past participle rung UK [rʌŋ] / US1) [transitive] to make a bell produce a soundHe rang the doorbell.
a) [intransitive] if a bell rings, it produces a soundA bell rang and the children trooped back into the school.
b) [intransitive/transitive] to ring a bell as a signal for someone to come to you or to help youring for:You rang, sir?
Please ring for assistance.
2) [intransitive] to make a continuous loud high soundThe cobblestones rang beneath the horses' feet.
a) literary if a place rings with a sound, it is full of a loud soundring with:The room rang with his frightened cries.
b) if a sound rings in a place, it is loud and you can hear it clearlyA great cheer rang through the hall.
3)a) [intransitive/transitive] British to call someone by telephoneRing me at home later.
ring for:Sarah rang to say she couldn't come tonight.
ring about:Why don't we just ring for a taxi?
I'm ringing about the vacancy you advertised.
b) [intransitive] if a telephone rings, it makes a sound to show that someone is callingThe phone rang again immediately.
4) [intransitive] if your ears ring, you continue to hear a loud sound in your head for a short time after you have heard a loud noise or someone has hit youThe sound of the shot left Rory's ears ringing.
5) [transitive]
Word forms "ring":
past tense ringed past participle ringed to surround someone or something, especially in order to protect them or to prevent them from escapingProtesters carrying signs ringed the hotel.
Ringed by soldiers for protection, he tried to address the crowd.
a) to draw a circle around something, especially to show that you have chosen it or to make it easy to noticeShe ringed the date on the calendar in the kitchen.
b) to put a metal ring with a special number on it around the leg of a bird so that you can recognize it again later•Phrasal verbs:- ring in- ring off- ring out- ring up
II UK [rɪŋ] / US noun
Word forms "ring":
singular ring plural rings1) [countable] a piece of jewellery in the form of a circle that you wear on a fingerring on:a gold ring
She had a ring on every finger.
a) an object in the shape of a circleonion rings
curtain rings
b) a line or shape that forms a ringShe had black rings round her eyes from tiredness.
c) a piece of metal with a number on it that is put around the leg of a bird so that you can recognize it again laterd) a group of people or things that form a ringring of:in a ring (= arranged in the shape of the edge of a circle):He glanced round the ring of faces waiting for him to speak.
They sat in a ring around the fire.
••See:2) [countable] a sound produced by a phone when someone calls youHe answered on the first ring.
3) [countable] the sound that a bell producesHe was interrupted by the ring of the doorbell.
a) [countable] an act of making a bell produce a soundImpatiently she gave another ring of the doorbell.
b) [singular] a sound like a bellThe ring of his hammer echoed round the square.
4) [countable] a raised square area surrounded by ropes where people take part in boxing or wrestlinga) the ring the sport of boxing or wrestlingHale today announced his retirement from the ring.
b) an area surrounded by seats at a circus5) [countable] a flat circle heated by gas or electricity on the top of a cooker6) [countable] a group of people involved in an activity, especially an illegal oneThe officer was suspected of involvement in an international drugs ring.
7) [singular] a particular quality that something such as a statement seems to havehave a ring of truth:Her account has a ring of authenticity about it.
have a familiar ring:His version of events had a ring of truth.
This story may have a familiar ring to it.
•See:run I
English dictionary. 2014.
