- ring someone/something in
- ring someone/something in (or out)usher someone or something in (or out) by or as if by ringing a bell
the bells were beginning to ring out the old year
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ring someone/something in
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ring someone/thing in or out — usher someone or something in (or out) by or as if by ringing a bell. → ring … English new terms dictionary
hem someone/something in — 1 a bay hemmed in by pine trees: SURROUND, border, edge, encircle, circle, ring, enclose, skirt, fringe, encompass. 2 we were hemmed in by the rules … Useful english dictionary
ring — ring1 W2S1 [rıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(jewellery)¦ 2¦(circle)¦ 3 give somebody a ring 4¦(bells)¦ 5¦(criminals)¦ 6 have the/a ring of something 7 have a familiar ring 8 run rings around somebody 9¦(cooking)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
ring (past tense rang) — ring1 (past tense rang [ ræŋ ] ; past participle rung [ rʌŋ ] ) verb *** 1. ) transitive to make a bell produce a sound: He rang the doorbell. a ) intransitive if a bell rings, it produces a sound: A bell rang and the children trooped back into… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ring — 1 /rIN/ noun 1 JEWELLERY (C) a piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger: a diamond ring (=decorated with diamonds) see also: engagement ring, wedding ring 2 CIRCLE (C) a) a circular line or mark: Martha had dark rings round her eyes from… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ring — I [[t]rɪ̱ŋ[/t]] TELEPHONING OR MAKING A SOUND ♦♦ rings, ringing, rang, rung (Please look at category 11 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB When you ring someone, you telephone them. [mainly… … English dictionary
ring — ring1 noun 1》 a small circular band, typically of precious metal, worn on a finger as an ornament or as a token of marriage, engagement, or authority. 2》 a circular band, article, or mark. ↘a thin band of rock and ice particles round a planet … English new terms dictionary
ring round — phrasal verb ring round or ring around [intransitive/transitive] Word forms ring round : present tense I/you/we/they ring round he/she/it rings round present participle ringing round past tense rang round past participle rung round ring… … English dictionary
ring — ring1 ringless, adj. ringlike, adj. /ring/, n., v., ringed, ringing. n. 1. a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, esp. one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a… … Universalium
ring — {{11}}ring (n.) O.E. hring circular band, from P.Gmc. *khrengaz (Cf. O.N. hringr, O.Fris. hring, Ger. Ring), lit. something curved, from PIE root * (s)ker to turn, bend (Cf. L. curvus bent, curved, crispus curly; O.C.S. kragu … Etymology dictionary
