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ring

 
 
/rɪŋ/ verb (past tense rang, past participle rung)

Translation

SOUND [I, T] If something rings, it makes the sound of a bell, and if you ring a bell, you cause it to make a sound.
zil sesi çıkarmak, zil çalmak; çın sesi çıkarmak
The phone's ringing. I rang the doorbell.10921088
TELEPHONE [I, T] UK ( UK/US call) to telephone someone
telefon etmek, telefonla aramak
Have you rung your mother? I've rung for a taxi.1219
EARS [I] If your ears are ringing, you can hear a loud sound after the sound has stopped.
çınlamak, kulak çınlamak
→ See also ring a bell → See also ring true1088
ring (sb) back phrasal verb UK ( UK/US call (sb) back)
to telephone someone a second time, or to telephone someone who rang you earlier
geri aramak, tekrar aramak
I'm a bit busy - can I ring you back later?1219
ring off phrasal verb UK ( UK/US hang up)
to end a telephone conversation and put down the part of the telephone that you speak into
telefonda konuşmayı sonlandırmak; ahizeyi yerine koymak
She'd rung off before I could say goodbye.1219
(Definition of ring verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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