Ring meaning in English
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Definition
to ring (telephone): to make the sound of a bell (telephone)
to ring up (on the telephone) to call someone on the telephone
The phone is ringing! I can hear it from here; shall I answer it?
This is an irregular verb:
I ring / I rang / I have rung
a ring: a circular piece of jewellery worn on the finger; a circle, a hoop
Examples
- "phone rings Oh, here we go, take that one, will you?"
- "Right, so then just as I'm about to take off her skirt, my phone rings and it's Michelle, the other girl that I was supposed to see."
- "Philip : Bells on bobtail ring, singing spirits bright, oh what fun it is to laugh and sing, a sleighing song tonight!"
- "Phone rings"
- "You could start by buying me a nice big fat diamond ring."
- "Congratulations, you've made the decision to grab the brass ring"
- "phone rings"
- "Here's the Hope diamond... the ring from the Lord of the Rings... a few rubies... and finally my crown - AAAAAAGH!"
- "Brian hangs up, phone rings again"
- "( phone rings ) Edward, get that please."
- "Have you not seen my ring?"
- "Five gold rings"
- "I understand that you wanted to marry a rich guy, at least that makes sense, but yet here you are back in London with nothing to show for it, not even a fancy diamond ring."
- "It's ringing, take this."
- "( phone rings ) Oh, hang on Bruno."
- "Bruno's phone rings"
- "Wang Jewelry (Tianjin, formerly "Ling Ling's Rings and Things", bought outright in 2002, given to Wang's son-in-law as a dowry."
Exercise 1
Bling Bling! Let's talk jewels, my friends!
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate terms. Not all were used in this conversation.
This is a piece of jewelry worn below the head, which rests on a person's chest. Icarus compliments Horatio on this item in the dialogue.
This is a piece of jewelry worn around the wrist, usually circular. (This term was not used in the dialogue)
This is a piece of jewelry worn around the finger, often as a symbol of marriage or commitment. (This term was not used in the dialogue)
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate terms. Not all were used in this conversation.
This is a piece of jewelry worn below the head, which rests on a person's chest. Icarus compliments Horatio on this item in the dialogue.
"For my birthday this year, my husband gave me a pearl ."
This is a piece of jewelry worn around the wrist, usually circular. (This term was not used in the dialogue)
"He bought me a lovely for our anniversary but it's so small I can't put my hand through it."
This is a piece of jewelry worn around the finger, often as a symbol of marriage or commitment. (This term was not used in the dialogue)
"I proposed to my girlfriend with a beautiful diamond ."
Bling Bling! Let's talk jewels, my friends!
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate terms. Not all were used in this conversation.
This is a piece of jewelry worn below the head, which rests on a person's chest. Icarus compliments Horatio on this item in the dialogue.
This is a piece of jewelry worn around the wrist, usually circular. (This term was not used in the dialogue)
This is a piece of jewelry worn around the finger, often as a symbol of marriage or commitment. (This term was not used in the dialogue)
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate terms. Not all were used in this conversation.
This is a piece of jewelry worn below the head, which rests on a person's chest. Icarus compliments Horatio on this item in the dialogue.
"For my birthday this year, my husband gave me a pearl necklace 1."
This is a piece of jewelry worn around the wrist, usually circular. (This term was not used in the dialogue)
"He bought me a lovely bracelet 2 for our anniversary but it's so small I can't put my hand through it."
This is a piece of jewelry worn around the finger, often as a symbol of marriage or commitment. (This term was not used in the dialogue)
"I proposed to my girlfriend with a beautiful diamond ring 3."
1 necklace: A "necklace" is a piece of jewelry worn around the neck. In this meeting, Icarus compliments Horatio's necklace, saying that it goes well with "his neck". The "neck" is the part of the body above the torso which connects the head to the chest. "A lace" refers to a cord or string, such as the ones used for tying shoes.
2 bracelet: A "bracelet" is a piece of jewelry worn around the wrist (the extension of the hand which leads to the arm).
3 ring: A "ring" is a piece of jewelry worn around the finger, often symbolizing a romantic commitment. The term also refers to any circular object, shape or arrangement. For example, there is a ring of hills surrounding the village.
Exercise 2
Telephone Tense Test
Fill in the blanks below with the correct terms in the correct tenses!
hang up | pick up | ring
Yesterday at 8:45 AM, the phone twice. Brian Jones the phone and said "Delavigne Corporation, Brian Jones speaking", but he heard only a "click" and a dial tone on the other end. "The caller must have !" Brian thought to himself, frustrated. "This is the third time this morning that the phone and nobody has been on the other end!" Then Brian went out and got a manicure.
Fill in the blanks below with the correct terms in the correct tenses!
hang up | pick up | ring
Yesterday at 8:45 AM, the phone twice. Brian Jones the phone and said "Delavigne Corporation, Brian Jones speaking", but he heard only a "click" and a dial tone on the other end. "The caller must have !" Brian thought to himself, frustrated. "This is the third time this morning that the phone and nobody has been on the other end!" Then Brian went out and got a manicure.
Telephone Tense Test
Fill in the blanks below with the correct terms in the correct tenses!
hang up | pick up | ring
Yesterday at 8:45 AM, the phone [not done] rang 1 twice. Brian Jones picked up 2 the phone and said "Delavigne Corporation, Brian Jones speaking", but he heard only a "click" and a dial tone on the other end. "The caller must have hung up 3!" Brian thought to himself, frustrated. "This is the third time this morning that the phone has rung 4 and nobody has been on the other end!" Then Brian went out and got a manicure.
Fill in the blanks below with the correct terms in the correct tenses!
hang up | pick up | ring
Yesterday at 8:45 AM, the phone [not done] rang 1 twice. Brian Jones picked up 2 the phone and said "Delavigne Corporation, Brian Jones speaking", but he heard only a "click" and a dial tone on the other end. "The caller must have hung up 3!" Brian thought to himself, frustrated. "This is the third time this morning that the phone has rung 4 and nobody has been on the other end!" Then Brian went out and got a manicure.
1 rang: The verb "to ring" should be put in the past simple tense, as indicated by the time frame (yesterday at 8:45 AM). It is an irregular verb. To ring: I ring / I rang / I have rung. "To ring" is make a sound (like a bell, for example). Ringing is the sound a telephone makes when someone calls.
2 picked up: To "pick up (the phone)" is to answer it, as well as to physically lift the receiver to your ear. Because the time frame has been established in the first sentence (yesterday at 8:45 AM), we continue to use the simple past tense.
3 hung up: "To hang up" means to end a phone call and replace the receiver on the base of the telephone. We use "must have" + the past participle to express something that is almost certain. In this case Brian is almost certain the caller on the other end stopped the call by "hanging up", therefore he says "the caller must have hung up ("hung up" is the irregular past participle of "to hang up"). Another example: The lights are out in the house, they must have gone out.
4 has rung: In the present perfect tense, the irregular verb "to ring" becomes "has rung". After phrases such as "This is the first time that..." (or "This is the third time that...", etc.) we generally use the present perfect tense. In this case, this is because the phone has rung in the recent past, and this is still relevant in the present moment. Another example: "This is the fourth time that you've got drunk this week. I'm worried about you".
Exercise 3
Telephone Tense Test
Fill in the blanks below with the correct terms in the correct tenses!
hang up | pick up | ring
Yesterday at 8:45 AM, the phone twice. Brian Jones the phone and said "Delavigne Corporation, Brian Jones speaking", but he heard only a "click" and a dial tone on the other end. "The caller must have !" Brian thought to himself, frustrated. "This is the third time this morning that the phone and nobody has been on the other end!" Then Brian went out and got a manicure.
Fill in the blanks below with the correct terms in the correct tenses!
hang up | pick up | ring
Yesterday at 8:45 AM, the phone twice. Brian Jones the phone and said "Delavigne Corporation, Brian Jones speaking", but he heard only a "click" and a dial tone on the other end. "The caller must have !" Brian thought to himself, frustrated. "This is the third time this morning that the phone and nobody has been on the other end!" Then Brian went out and got a manicure.
Telephone Tense Test
Fill in the blanks below with the correct terms in the correct tenses!
hang up | pick up | ring
Yesterday at 8:45 AM, the phone [not done] rang 1 twice. Brian Jones picked up 2 the phone and said "Delavigne Corporation, Brian Jones speaking", but he heard only a "click" and a dial tone on the other end. "The caller must have hung up 3!" Brian thought to himself, frustrated. "This is the third time this morning that the phone has rung 4 and nobody has been on the other end!" Then Brian went out and got a manicure.
Fill in the blanks below with the correct terms in the correct tenses!
hang up | pick up | ring
Yesterday at 8:45 AM, the phone [not done] rang 1 twice. Brian Jones picked up 2 the phone and said "Delavigne Corporation, Brian Jones speaking", but he heard only a "click" and a dial tone on the other end. "The caller must have hung up 3!" Brian thought to himself, frustrated. "This is the third time this morning that the phone has rung 4 and nobody has been on the other end!" Then Brian went out and got a manicure.
1 rang: The verb "to ring" should be put in the past simple tense, as indicated by the time frame (yesterday at 8:45 AM). It is an irregular verb. To ring: I ring / I rang / I have rung. "To ring" is make a sound (like a bell, for example). Ringing is the sound a telephone makes when someone calls.
2 picked up: To "pick up (the phone)" is to answer it, as well as to physically lift the receiver to your ear. Because the time frame has been established in the first sentence (yesterday at 8:45 AM), we continue to use the simple past tense.
3 hung up: "To hang up" means to end a phone call and replace the receiver on the base of the telephone. We use "must have" + the past participle to express something that is almost certain. In this case Brian is almost certain the caller on the other end stopped the call by "hanging up", therefore he says "the caller must have hung up ("hung up" is the irregular past participle of "to hang up"). Another example: The lights are out in the house, they must have gone out.
4 has rung: In the present perfect tense, the irregular verb "to ring" becomes "has rung". After phrases such as "This is the first time that..." (or "This is the third time that...", etc.) we generally use the present perfect tense. In this case, this is because the phone has rung in the recent past, and this is still relevant in the present moment. Another example: "This is the fourth time that you've got drunk this week. I'm worried about you".
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