doorbell
To ring many doorbells in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information…To ring many doorbells in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.
» I rang the doorbell.
Ich klingelte an der Tür.
Я позвонил в дверь.
Я позвонила в дверь.
Я подзвонив у двері.
Я подзвонила у двері.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To ring many doorbells in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.
(transitive)To ring many doorbells of (target people or an area) in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.
We doorbelled the whole district in an effort to get out the vote.
Examples
113 sentencesI rang the doorbell.
Я подзвонив у двері.
ruЯ позвонил в дверь.
deIch klingelte an der Tür.
Tom's doorbell rang.
Задзвонив дверний дзвінок Тома.
The doorbell rang.
У двері подзвонили.
ruЗазвонил дверной звонок.
deEs klingelte an der Tür.
I heard the front doorbell ring.
The doorbell rang during the meal.
Origin
From door + bell.From door + bell.
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Forms
doorbells, doorbelling, doorbelled, doorbelled| Base form | doorbell · to doorbell |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | doorbells |
| Present participle | doorbelling |
| Past simple | doorbelled |
| Past participle | doorbelled |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
5 patterns- the doorbell rang
- doorbell rang
- rang the doorbell
- when the doorbell
- heard the doorbell