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ring

Main Entry: ¹ring

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): rang, rung, ringing

Language: English

intransitive verb

1 : sonar <the doorbell rang : el timbre sonó> <to ring for : llamar>
2 resound : resonar
3 seem : parecer <to ring true : parecer cierto>

transitive verb

1 : tocar, hacer sonar (un timbre, una alarma, etc.)
2 surround : cercar, rodear

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