to ring
- verb
- /rɪŋ/
- UK
- Just ring me if you hear anything from him.
- ring someone
- ring me
That man still rings my mother to this day.
- That man still rings my mother to this day.
- If the workers had enough, he rings me when they're reloading.
- And then I was like, who rang Roy?
- So maybe speak to your dad, maybe ring him every morning.
- So my wife rang me up, my ex-wife, lovely.
- And then the next day my dad rings me and he's like, have you got mumps?
- And he was ringing up his neighbors who were both doctors.
- I was still thinking they won't ring me to do it because I still had my day job.
- It was just like, so then having to ring up wife.
- But you want me to ring on the phone and wait?
- All right, Yeah, We'll ring you knob.
- Like they don't do like a hangover to me and ring me, you know?
Examples
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Get her to ring me now, please.
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Can't just ring him up.
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So maybe speak to your dad, maybe ring him every morning.
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But you want me to ring on the phone and wait?
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That man still rings my mother to this day.
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All right, let me ring my parents and see what theirs are saying.
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I'll ring him.
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I'm surprised my phone isn't ringing right now, because everybody wants to know how things are going with Jessie.
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Please ring me when you arrive at the airport.
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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ring me.
Synonyms
To phone someone to speak with them
To communicate with someone by phone or writing
To phone someone
To call someone by telephone
To call someone to speak with them
To send someone a short electronic message to get their attention
To phone someone
Idioms
- Informal
To say you will run for a position, for example in an election
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
The finger between the middle finger and little finger where people often wear wedding rings
- Offensive
A ring worn around the penis base to help keep an erection by reducing blood flow
A ring with a carved seal used to stamp wax to show who owned or approved a document
- NSFW
A group of people who secretly run illegal betting, like on sports or card games
- Specialized
A layer of wood made in one year that appears as a ring in a tree trunk
A young woman who walks into the boxing ring between rounds holding a sign with the next round number
A small animal from Madagascar with a long tail that has black and white rings
- Specialized
A ring of six carbon atoms, each joined to a hydrogen, found in many organic molecules
- Specialized
A secure place on a computer that stores passwords and secret codes for apps and the system
- Specialized
A golden-brown or green ring at the edge of the clear front of the eye seen in Wilson's disease
- Baby Talk
A children's game where players hold hands, walk in a circle, and fall down while singing
- Specialized
A thin metal band that fits around a piston to stop gas and oil leaking past it
- Specialized
A ring-shaped mark that appears at the edge of a liquid drop as it dries
- NSFW
A ring that you put at the base of the penis to slow blood flow and help keep it hard
- Specialized
A way to stop disease by giving vaccines to people exposed and their close contacts
- Specialized
An illness of plants like tomatoes and potatoes caused by bacteria that makes dark rings in the stem
- Specialized
Bacteria that cause a disease making crops like potatoes and tomatoes go soft and brown
- Specialized
A small living thing that makes fruits and vegetables rot, often making dry rings near sweet potato roots
- Specialized
A disease caused by bacteria that makes potato and tomato stems or tubers rot in a ring
- UK
A European bird often found on rocky hills with dark feathers and a white band on the male's neck
- UK
A harmless snake with a bright ring around its neck found in North America or Europe
- Specialized
Vaccinating people who were close to someone who had the disease to stop it spreading
- Specialized
A circular strong wall built under a heavy structure to support its weight
- Baby Talk
A children's game where players hold hands, move in a circle and fall down together
- Baby Talk
A children's game where players hold hands in a circle, sing, and fall down
An animal like a raccoon that has a long bushy tail with black and white rings
- Specialized
A mushroom with gills and a ring on its stem that makes brown spores
- Specialized
A bright ring across the sky at the same height as the sun formed when sunlight passes through ice crystals
- Specialized
Gears that fit together at a right angle to send power between car axles
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Etymology
To ring someone on the phone comes from the bell used to call people, so to ring a friend is simply to 'call' them.