verb

rang

rang, phoned

The doorbell rang.

The doorbell rang.

I rang her office yesterday.

I rang her office yesterday.

(intransitive) to make a sound The bell rang.

((sth.)) to cause (sth.) to make a sound She rang the bell.

((sb.)) to telephone (sb.) I rang my friend.

Synonyms: chimed, pealed, called, phoned

From Old English 'hringan', meaning 'to ring, to sound'.

It follows the same pattern as 'sing, sang, sung'. Imagine a bell 'sang' its sound.

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