see|Ring
English

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ�|-ɪ�

Etymology 1
Old English hring from Germanic *hrengaz

The mathematics sense was introduced by mathematician w:David Hilbert|David Hilbert in 1892, a contraction of the German Zahlring. (Reference: Harvey Cohn, Advanced Number Theory, page 49.)

Noun
en-noun

1. A circumscribing object (looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring, etc.)
2. A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger.
3. A round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration.
4. A place where some sports take place; as, a boxing ring.
5. A group of people, usually involving some unethical or illegal practices; as a Crime ring.
6. algebra An algebraic structure which is a group under addition and a monoid under multiplication.

#: The set of integers, <math>\mathbb{Z}</math>, is the prototypical ring.

1. geometry A planar geometrical figure included between two concentric circles.
2. astronomy A formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet.
3. 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. &mdash; James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 1, p. 168.

Verb
en-verb
#To attach a ring to.
#: Only ringed hogs may forage in the commons.
#To surround.
#: The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas.
#To cut a ring around.
#: They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year.

Translations
trans-top|circumscribing object
Czech: kroužek m
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Korean: 고리 (gori)
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trans-top|round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger (1)
Albanian: unazë f
Arabic: ARchar|خات� IPAchar|(��tim) m
Breton: bizou m
Catalan: anell m
Chinese: �� (jièzh�)
Croatian: t-|hr|prsten|m
Czech: t+|cs|prsten|m
Dutch: t+|nl|ring|m
Erzya: ���к� (surks)
Esperanto: t-|eo|ringo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|sormus
French: t+|fr|anneau|m, t+|fr|bague|f
German: t+|de|Ring|m
Hungarian: t+|hu|gyűrű
Italian: t+|it|anello|m
Japanese: �輪 (���, yubiwa)
trans-mid
Korean: ��� (garagji), �� (��, banji)
Kurdish: KUchar|ئ���گ�ست����, KUchar|ئ����ست����
Latin: t-|la|anulus|m
Latvian: gredzens m
Maltese: �urkett m
Norwegian: t+|no|ring|m
Polish: pier�cionek m (with stone), obr�czka f (without stone)
Portuguese: t+|pt|anel|m
Romanian: t-|ro|inel|m|f
Russian: кол��о (kol�tsó) n, пе���ен� (p'érst'en') m
Scottish Gaelic: fàinne f
Slovak: prste� m, obrú�ka f (wedding ring)
Slovene: t+|sl|prstan|m
Spanish: t+|es|anillo|m
Swedish: t+|sv|ring|c
Telugu: ���ర� (uMgaraM)
Turkish: t-|tr|yüzük
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trans-top|A round piece of metal (2)
Finnish: t+|fi|rengas
German: t+|de|Ring|m
Polish: obr�czka f
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Russian: кол��о (kol�tsó) n
Slovene: obro�ek m
Swedish: t+|sv|ring|c
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trans-top|A place where some sports take place (3)
Breton: ring
Croatian: t-|hr|ring|m
Czech: t-|cs|ring|m
Dutch: t+|nl|ring|m
Finnish: t-|fi|kehä
German: t+|de|Ring|m
Norwegian: t+|no|ring|m
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Polish: t+|pl|ring|m
Russian: �инг (ring) m
Slovak: t-|sk|ring|m
Slovene: t+|sl|ring|m
Swedish: t+|sv|ring|c
Telugu: ��దా (gOdaa), బరి (bari)
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trans-top|A group of people (4)
Finnish: rinki
German: t+|de|Ring|m
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Polish: klika f
Russian: клика (klíka) f
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trans-top|An algebraic structure(5)
Czech: t+|cs|okruh|m
German: t+|de|Ring|m
Greek: t+|el|δακ��λιο�|m|trðaktílios|scGrek
Hungarian: t+|hu|gyűrű
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Polish: pier�cie� m
Russian: кол��о (kol�tsó) n
Swedish: t+|sv|ring|c
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trans-top|A planar geometrical figure (6)
German: t+|de|Ring|m
Hungarian: t+|hu|gyűrű
Polish: pier�cie� m
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Russian: кол��о (kol�tsó) n
Slovene: kolobar m
Swedish: t+|sv|ring|c
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trans-top|A formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet (7)
Czech: prstenec m
Dutch: t+|nl|ring|m
Finnish: t+|fi|rengas
Hungarian: t+|hu|gyűrű
trans-mid
Russian: кол��о (kol�tsó) n
Slovak: prstenec m
Swedish: t+|sv|ring|c
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trans-top|An old English measure of corn (8)
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ttbc|Breton: gwalenn f
ttbc|Catalan: anell m
ttbc|Esperanto: ringo
ttbc|Indonesian: cincin

ttbc|Irish: fáinne
ttbc|Japanese: �輪 (���, yubiwa), ��� (ringu)
ttbc|Romanian: inel n

Etymology 2
Verb is from Old English hringan.

Noun
en-noun

1. The resonant sound of a bell

#: The church bell's ring could be heard the length of the valley.

1. A sound resembling the sound of a bell

#: The ring of hammer on anvil filled the air.

1. A pleasant or correct sound.

#: ''The name has a nice ring to it.

1. slang a telephone call.

#: I�ll give you a ring when the plane lands.

Translations

German: t+|de|Klang|m
Hungarian: csengés
mid
Norwegian: klang m

Verb
en-verb|rings|ringing|rang|rung

1. intransitive To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.

#: Whose mobile phone is ringing?

1. transitive To make a (church) bell produce sound.

#: The deliveryman rang the doorbell to drop off a parcel.

1. intransitive Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.

#: That does not ring true.

1. To telephone someone.

#: I will ring you when we arrive.

Translations
trans-top|To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound (1)
Arabic: ARchar|�طر� ا�جرس IPAchar|(yá�roq aj-járas)
Catalan: dringar, trucar (only door-bell)
Chinese: �� (ànlíng)
Czech: t+|cs|zvonit
Dutch: t+|nl|bellen, t+|nl|klinken
Finnish: t+|fi|soida
French: t+|fr|sonner
German: läuten, klingeln
Hungarian: csenget
Italian: t+|it|suonare
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Japanese: 鳴� (��, naru)
Korean: �리� (ullida)
Norwegian: ringe
Polish: t+|pl|dzwoni�
Portuguese: t+|pt|tocar
Romanian: t-|ro|suna
Russian: звони�� (zvonít�) impf
Slovak: zvoniť
Spanish: t-|es|sonar
Swedish: t+|sv|ringa
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trans-top|To make a (church) bell produce sound (2)
Catalan: fer sonar
Czech: t+|cs|zvonit
Dutch: luiden, weergalmen
Finnish: soittaa kelloa
French: t+|fr|sonner
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German: t+|de|läuten
Hungarian: csenget
Norwegian: ringe
Polish: uderza� (w dzwon)
Romanian: t-|ro|bate
Russian: звони�� (zvonít�) impf
Swedish: t+|sv|ringa
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trans-top|Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound (3)
German: t+|de|klingen
trans-mid
Russian: зв��а�� (zvu�át�) impf
Swedish: t+|sv|låta
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trans-top|To telephone someone (4)
Czech: zavolat, brnknout
German: t+|de|anrufen
Norwegian: ringe, telefonere
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Russian: звони�� (zvonít�) impf, позвони�� (pozvonít�) pf
Swedish: t+|sv|ringa
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ttbc|Breton: seniñ
ttbc|Esperanto: sonori

ttbc|Indonesian: bel bunyi|berbunyi, bunyi|membunyikan bel
ttbc|Japanese: 鳴�� (���, narasu), 鳴� (��, naru)
ttbc|Latin: tintinare

Derived terms
give a ring
ringbark
ring off
ringtone
spy ring
unring

Etymology 3
from boring
Adjective
en-adj|-

1. rfv-senseUK|slang Short for boring.

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Balinese

Preposition
ring

1. in, at

Croatian

Etymology
From E.|hr term|ring|lang=en.

Noun
hr-noun|m

1. #English|ring (place where some sports take place; boxing ring and similar)

Dutch

Noun
de ring (plural: ringen)

1. ring

Category:Dutch nouns

Hungarian

Verb
ring

1. to sway

Category:Hungarian verbs

Norwegian

Noun
ring m

1. ring; a circular piece of material
2. ring; the place where sports such as boxing takes place

Old High German

Etymology
Common Germanic *hrengaz

Noun
ring m

1. ring

Category:Old High German nouns

Swedish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
audio|Sv-ring.ogg|audio

Noun
sv-noun-reg-ar
ring

1. #English|ring; a circular piece of material
2. ring; the place where sports such as boxing takes place
3. sv-mathematics ring; an algebraic structure
4. sv-mathematics ring; a planar geometrical figure
5. sv-astronomy ring; a collection of material orbiting some planets
6. one of the (usually three) years in the gymnasium#Swedish|gymnasium school

#: Ann började nyss andra ring = Ann recently began her second year at the gymnasium.

Etymology 2
rfe|lang=sv

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-ring.ogg|audio

Verb
infl|sv|verb

#imperative form of ringa

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