ring around
ring around · rings around · rang around · rung around · ringing around
To call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise somethingTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
» He ran rings around the other players.
Meaning
1 sensesTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
Examples
15 sentencesHe ran rings around the other players.
Mary had a ring of chocolate around her mouth.
deMaria hatte einen mit Schokolade verschmierten Mund.
Tom has a ring of chocolate around his mouth.
deTom hat einen mit Schokolade verschmierten Mund.
Tom hadn't noticed the ring of chocolate around his mouth.
Ziri's phone rang at around four am.
Forms
rings around, ringing around, rang around, rung around| Base form | ring around · to ring around |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rings around |
| Present participle | ringing around |
| Past simple | rang around |
| Past participle | rung around |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- ring upзвати, кричатиTo telephone; to call someone on the telephone.
- ring backпередзвонити, передзвонюватиTo return a phone call.
- ring offTo disconnect at the end of a phone call.
- ring outTo sound clearly and loudly.
- ring inTo make a phone call to (this place).
- ring aroundTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
- ring throughTo make a telephone call to someone, especially from the same building.
- ring roundTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb