Ring Rang Ringing Rɪŋ Make Sound Bells Time

• i'll ring you up later.
• he rang up the police station.
• when is the best time to ring new york?
• david rang up while you were out.

ring

1. to telephone somebody/something
• See related entries: Making calls
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/making_calls/ring_2
• I'll ring you up later.
• He rang up the police station.
• When is the best time to ring New York?
• David rang up while you were out.
• He said he was ringing from London.
• I'm ringing about your advertisement in the paper.
• She rang to say she'd be late.
• Could you ring for a cab?
• Were there any phone calls for me?
• How do I make a local call?
• I’ll give you a call tonight.
• I’ll give you a ring tonight.
2. to make a sound because somebody is trying to telephone you
• Will you answer the telephone if it rings?
3. if you ring a bell or if a bell rings, it produces a sound
• Someone was ringing the doorbell.
• The church bells rang.
• The doorbell rang loudly.
• Just ring for the nurse (= attract the nurse's attention by ringing a bell) if you need her.
4. to be full of a sound; to fill a place with sound
• synonym resound
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/resound
• The house rang with children's laughter.
• Applause rang through the hall.
5. to be full of a particular quality
• His words rang with pride.
6. to be uncomfortable and be unable to hear clearly, usually because you have heard a loud noise, etc.
• The music was so loud it made my ears ring.
7. if you say that alarm bells are ringing, you mean that people are starting to feel worried and suspicious
• The government’s proposal has set alarm bells ringing for people on low incomes.
8. to sound familiar to you, as though you have heard it before
• His name rings a bell but I can't think where we met.
9. to make changes to something in order to have greater variety
• Ring the changes with a new colour.
10. to make you feel that you can still hear something
• His warning was still ringing in my ears.
11. to ring many times
• The phone has been ringing off the hook with offers of help.
12. to give the impression of being sincere/true or not sincere/true
• It may seem a strange story but it rings true to me.

Extra Examples

• Applause rang through the hall.
• Could you ring for a cab?
• David rang up while you were out.
• He said he was ringing from London.
• I’ll ring you later.
• I’m ringing about your advertisement in the paper.
• Just ring for the nurse if you need her.
• She rang to say she’d be late.
• Someone was ringing the doorbell.
• The church bells rang.
• The doorbell rang loudly.
• The house rang with children’s laughter.
• When is the best time to ring New York?

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they ring
• he / she / it rings
• past simple rang
• past participle rung
• -ing form ringing

Word Origin

• Old English hringan, of Germanic origin, perhaps imitative.