ring

CEFRA2

/rˈɪŋ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A circular piece of jewelry worn on a finger.

  2. 02

    verb

    To make a clear sound like a bell or telephone.

Examples

  • It's over between us. Give me back my ring!

  • The church bell used to ring at three.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A solid object in the shape of a circle.

  2. A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.

  3. A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc.

More examples

In context

  • His brother gifted him a ring for the engagement.

  • calamari rings

  • The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas.

Synonyms

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She wore a beautiful gold blank on her finger as a symbol of marriage.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English ryng, from Old English hring (“ring, circle”), from Proto-West Germanic *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengʰ-, extended nasalized form of *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Doublet of rank and rink, as well as indirectly range. Cognates * West Frisian ring * Low German Ring * Dutch ring * German Ring * Swedish ring * Finnish rengas More distantly cognate with Proto-Slavic *krǫgъ (whence Bulgarian кръг (krǎg), Polish krąg, Russian круг (krug)).