ring
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Old English hring from Germanic *hrengaz
The mathematics sense was introduced by mathematician David Hilbert in 1892, a contraction of the German Zahlring. (Reference: Harvey Cohn, Advanced Number Theory, page 49.)
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ring (plural rings)
- A circumscribing object (looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring, etc.)
- A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger.
- (Should we delete(+) this redundant sense?) (UK) A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration.
- A place where some sports take place; as, a boxing ring.
- (Should we delete(+) this redundant sense?) A circular arena where circus acts take place, a circus ring.
- A group of people, usually involving some unethical or illegal practices; as a Crime ring.
- (algebra) An algebraic structure which is a group under addition and a monoid under multiplication.
- The set of integers,
, is the prototypical ring.
- The set of integers,
- (geometry) A planar geometrical figure included between two concentric circles.
- (astronomy) A formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet.
- An old English measure of corn equal to the coomb or half a quarter.
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- 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. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 1, p. 168.
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to ring (third-person singular simple present rings, present participle ringing, simple past and past participle ringed)
- To surround or enclose.
- The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas.
- (Should we delete(+) this redundant sense?) (figuratively) To cut a ring around.
- They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year.
- (Should we delete(+) this redundant sense?) To attach a ring to.
- Only ringed hogs may forage in the commons.
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Verb is from Old English hringan.
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ring (plural rings)
- The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it.
- The church bell's ring could be heard the length of the valley.
- The ring of hammer on anvil filled the air.
- (figuratively) A pleasant or correct sound.
- The name has a nice ring to it.
- (colloquial) A telephone call.
- I’ll give you a ring when the plane lands.
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to ring (third-person singular simple present rings, present participle ringing, simple past rang, past participle rung)
- (intransitive, figuratively) To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.
- Whose mobile phone is ringing?
- (transitive, figuratively) To make a (church) bell produce sound.
- The deliveryman rang the doorbell to drop off a parcel.
- (intransitive, figuratively) Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.
- That does not ring true.
- (colloquial) To telephone someone.
- I will ring you when we arrive.
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ring
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ring m. sg.
- ring (place where some sports take place; boxing ring and similar)
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de ring (plural: ringen)
- ring
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ring
- to sway
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ring m.
- ring; a circular piece of material
- ring; the place where sports such as boxing takes place
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Common Germanic *hrengaz
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ring m.
- ring
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| Inflection for ring | Singular | Plural | ||
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| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Nominative | ring | ringen | ringar | ringarna |
| Genitive | rings | ringens | ringars | ringarnas |
ring
- ring; a circular piece of material
- ring; the place where sports such as boxing takes place
- (mathematics) ring; an algebraic structure
- (mathematics) ring; a planar geometrical figure
- (astronomy) ring; a collection of material orbiting some planets
- one of the (usually three) years in the gymnasium school
- Ann började nyss andra ring = Ann recently began her second year at the gymnasium.
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ring
- imperative form of ringa

