{
    "term": "ring",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "ring",
            "heSheIt": "rings"
        },
        "pastSimple": "rang",
        "pastParticiple": "rung",
        "ingForm": "ringing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to phone somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "ring somebody/something upring somebody/somethingring (up)ring for something",
            "labels": "(British English)North American English, British EnglishBritish EnglishNorth American EnglishNorth American EnglishBritish EnglishBritish EnglishNorth American EnglishBritish English",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'll ring you up later.",
                    "contextForm": "ring somebody/something up"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He rang up the police station."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When is the best time to ring New York?",
                    "contextForm": "ring somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll ring you later."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Concerned residents can write or ring my office."
                },
                {
                    "text": "David rang up while you were out.",
                    "contextForm": "ring (up)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He said he was ringing from London."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm ringing about your advertisement in the paper."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She rang to say she'd be late."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Could you ring for a cab?",
                    "contextForm": "ring for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We rang for an ambulance and he was taken to hospital."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to make a sound because somebody is trying to phone you",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Will you answer the telephone if it rings?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The phone rang and rang *(= rang for a long time)* until eventually someone answered."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm just waiting for the phone to ring."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "if you ring a bell or if a bell rings, it produces a sound",
            "sensetop": "ring (something)ring for somebody/something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Someone was ringing the doorbell.",
                    "contextForm": "ring (something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The church bells rang."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The doorbell rang loudly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Just ring for the nurse *(= attract the nurse's attention by ringing a bell)* if you need her.",
                    "contextForm": "ring for somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She climbed out of bed and rang for her maid."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to be full of a sound; to fill a place with sound",
            "sensetop": "ring (with something)",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The house rang with children's laughter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Applause rang through the hall."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "resound"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to be full of a particular quality",
            "sensetop": "ring (with something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His words rang with pride."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to be uncomfortable and be unable to hear clearly, usually because you have heard a loud noise, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The music was so loud it made my ears ring."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if you say that alarm bells are ringing, you mean that people are starting to feel worried and to suspect that something is wrong",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The government’s proposal has set alarm bells ringing for people on low incomes."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to sound familiar to you, as though you have heard it before",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His name rings a bell but I can't think where we met."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make changes to something in order to have greater variety",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Ring the changes with a new colour."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make you feel that you can still hear something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His warning was still ringing in my ears."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to ring many times, with one phone call after another",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The phone has been ringing off the hook with offers of help."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to give the impression of being sincere/true or not sincere/true",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It may seem a strange story but it rings true to me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His expressions of support rang rather hollow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His promise rang hollow."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ri/ring/ring__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪŋz/",
                "audio": "ri/ring/rings__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ræŋ/",
                "audio": "ra/ring/rang__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rʌŋ/",
                "audio": "ru/ring/rung__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrɪŋɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ri/ring/ringing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ri/ring/ring__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪŋz/",
                "audio": "ri/ring/rings__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ræŋ/",
                "audio": "ra/ring/rang__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rʌŋ/",
                "audio": "ru/ring/rung__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrɪŋɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ri/ring/ringing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English hringan, of Germanic origin, perhaps imitative."
}