ring out
To sound clearly and loudlyTo sound clearly and loudly.
» Tom took the ring out of the box and put it on Mary's finger.
Meaning
5 sensesTo sound clearly and loudly.
Suddenly, a shot rang out and someone screamed.
sound loudly
To make a phone call from an internal phone system to a general telephone network number.
You can ring out if you dial 9 first and wait for the tone before dialling the number.
To equalize a sound system to eliminate feedback.
To eliminate the middlemen in a circular pattern of transactions.
(ambitransitive)To throw (an opponent) out of the arena, thereby winning.
Examples
25 sentencesTom took the ring out of the box and put it on Mary's finger.
A shot rang out.
Роздався постріл.
ruРаздался выстрел.
Laughter rang out through the house.
deLautes Lachen schallte durchs Haus.
During the night, a gunshot rang out.
When the phone rang, we were out.
Origin
From ring (verb) + out (adverb). Calque of Japanese リングアウト (ringu auto), equivalent to EnFrom ring (verb) + out (adverb).
Calque of Japanese リングアウト (ringu auto), equivalent to English ring (noun) + out (verb)
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Forms
rings out, ringing out, rang out, rung out| Base form | ring out · to ring out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rings out |
| Present participle | ringing out |
| Past simple | rang out / ringed out |
| Past participle | rung out / ringed out |
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