Words / A2

RING/rɪŋ/

A ring is a piece of jewellery worn on a finger: a gold ring, a wedding ring, wear a ring. It is also a circular shape: a ring of people, a smoke ring. Ring is a verb: the phone is ringing, ring someone (British: phone them). Circle is the maths shape; ring is the object or a round band. Do not write “a fingerring” as one word — say a ring.

Meaning

A piece of jewellery worn on a finger, or a circular shape.

Examples

• “She wore a gold ring on her left hand.”
• “He bought her a silver ring for her birthday.”
• “Please ring me when you arrive.”

Good to know

a wedding / gold ring. Verb (British): ring someone = phone. Shape: a ring of…

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