ring
Pronunciation change
Noun change
- A circle.
- Synonym: circle
- The students sat in a ring.
- A piece of metal in a circle usually worn in the ear or on the finger or toe.
- She wore a ring on each finger.
- A piece of material with the shape of a circle.
- The O-rings went bad on my truck.
- A high sound, especially of a telephone.
- Synonym: ringing
- The ring of the phone woke me up.
- The square area between four poles where people fight.
- He climbed into the ring, ready to fight.
Related change
Verb change
|
Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- To make a high sound, as a phone.
- The phone rang.
- (UK) To call someone.
- He rings me every Thursday.
Verb 2 change
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Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- To form a circle around.
- They ringed the pair.