verb · informal
ring
/rɪŋ/RING
Band 6-7speakingtask1
to make a bell sound; to telephone someone; to produce a clear sound
Examples
“The phone rang three times before she answered.”
“They rang him to tell him about the meeting.”
“The bell rang to signal the end of class.”
Band 8 sentence
“I rang the client three times yesterday, but he was unavailable until late afternoon.”
Collocations
- ring someone
- the phone/bell rang
Word family
ring base verbrang past simplerung past participleringing present participle
Common mistakes
The phone rung three times before she answered.→The phone rang three times before she answered.
I have rang him already.→I have rung him already.
She ringed me last night.→She rang me last night.
Say it for a higher band
5call→6phone→7+ring
Synonyms
call
sound
Easily confused
call
“I called him but he didn't answer.”
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