Definition of ring – Learner’s Dictionary

ring

noun [ C ]

/rɪŋ/ us

ring noun [C] (JEWELLERY)

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a round piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger:

a wedding ring

a gold ring

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The ring was valued at $1000.
I couldn't wait to show off my new ring.
I showed James the ring I liked and he bought it there and then.
She sat there nervously twisting the ring around on her finger.
The box contained a diamond ring.

ring noun [C] (CIRCLE)

something that is the shape of a circle:

The children sat in a ring around the teacher.

ring noun [C] (SOUND)

the sound a bell makes:

The ring of the doorbell woke him up.

a crime/drug/spy, etc ring

a group of people who are involved in an illegal activity together

a boxing/circus ring

an area with seats around it where boxers (= people fighting) or people in a circus (= show) perform

give sb a ring mainly UK

to telephone someone:

If you want anything, just give me a ring.

See also

key ring

ring

verb

/rɪŋ/ us

past tense rang | past participle rung

ring verb (SOUND)

If something rings, it makes the sound of a bell, and if you ring a bell, you cause it to make a sound:

The phone's ringing.

I rang the doorbell.

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Please ring the bell for attention.
You should only ring the bell in an emergency.
I rang the doorbell.
The bell rang and the teacher dismissed the class.
They had scarcely finished eating when the doorbell rang.

ring verb (TELEPHONE)

to telephone someone:

Have you rung your mother?

I've rung for a taxi.

ring verb (EARS)

If your ears are ringing, you can hear a loud sound after the sound has stopped.

See also

ring a bell

ring true

Phrasal verbs

ring (sb) back

ring off

ring

verb [ T ]

/rɪŋ/ us

to make a circle around something:

Dozens of armed police ringed the building.

(Definition of ring from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of ring

in Chinese (Traditional)

圓圈, 環（狀物）, 圓形的東西…

in Chinese (Simplified)

圆圈, 环（状物）, 圆形的东西…

in Spanish

anillo, círculo, pista…

in Portuguese

círculo, anel, ringue…

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कडं, वर्तुळ, अंगठी…

指輪, 輪, （ベルなどの）音…

yüzük, alyans, halka…

sonner, résonner, bourdonner…

anell, cercle, rotllana…

ring, kring, syndicaat…

எந்தவொரு பொருளின் வட்டம், அல்லது வட்ட வடிவில் அல்லது ஏற்பாட்டில் உள்ள விஷயங்கள் அல்லது நபர்களின் எந்தவொரு குழுவும், குறிப்பாக உங்கள் விரலில் அணிந்திருக்கும் நகைகளின் வட்ட துண்டு…

गोलाकार, (आभूषण) अँगूठी, (लोगों का एक गुप्त समूह) गिरोह…

ગોળાકાર આકાર, વીંટી, ટોળી…

ring, -ring, arena…

ring, arena, manege…

cincin, gegelang, bulatan…

der Ring, umringen, umkreisen…