Ring

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1 English

1.1 Pronunciation
1.2 Verb
1.3 Translations
1.4 Noun
1.5 Translations

2 Dutch

2.1 Noun
2.2 Translations

3 Balinese

English

pl:ring

Pronunciation

SAMPA: /'/
IPA: /'ɻɪɳ/

Verb

to ring (rang, rung)

To produce the sound of a bell
To make a church bell produce sound

Translations

Breton: seniñ
Catalan: dringar (1) trucar (only door-bell), fer sonar (2)
Dutch: bellen (1), luiden (2), weergalmen
Esperanto: sonori
Finnish: soittaa
French: sonner
Indonesian: bel berbunyi, membunyikan bel
Polish: dzwonić (1), uderzać (w dzwon) (2)
Romanian: suna (1) bate (2)
Japanese: 鳴らす (ならす, narasu), 鳴る (なる, naru)
Swedish: ringa

Noun

ring

Round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger.
Round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration.
A place where some sports take place. Boxing ring.
A group of people, usually involving some unethical or illegal practices. Crime ring.
(mathematics) An algebraic structure which is a group under addtion and a monoid under multiplication.
(Geom.) A planar geometrical figure included between two concentrical circles.
An old English measure of corn equal to the coomb or half a quarter.
Quotations
- 1866: The ring is common in the Huntingdonshire accounts of Ramsey Abbey. It was equal to half a quarter, i.e. is identical with the coomb of the eastern counties. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 1, p. 168.

Translations

Breton: gwalenn f, bizoù m (1), ring (3)
Catalan: anell m
Dutch: ring m
Esperanto: ringo
Finnish: sormus (1), rengas (2), kehä (3), rinki (4)
French: anneau m, bague f
Indonesian: cincin
Japanese: 指輪 (ゆびわ, yubiwa), リング (ringu)
Polish: pierścionek m (1 with stone), obrączka f (1 without stone, 2), ring m (3), klika f (4), pierścień m (5,6)
Romanian: inel n
Slovene: prstan m (1), obroček m (2), ring m (3), kolobar m (6)
Swedish: ring (1,2,3,5,6)

Dutch

Noun

ring m

Translations

English: ring

Balinese

ring

in, at

WordNet Definitions

nine

1. ring -- (a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity").
2. ring, halo, annulus, anulus, doughnut, anchor ring -- (a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke").
3. hoop, ring -- (a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse").
4. closed chain, ring -- ((chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop).
5. gang, pack, ring, mob -- (an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves").
6. ring, ringing, tintinnabulation -- (the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so volumnously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe).
7. ring -- (a square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle).
8. ring, band -- (jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band").
9. band, ring -- (a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)).

six

1. ring, peal -- (sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang").
2. resound, echo, ring, reverberate -- (ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter").
3. ring, knell -- (make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church").
4. surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring -- (be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village").
5. call, telephone, call up, phone, ring -- (get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning").
6. ring, band -- (attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns").

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