rung
English meaning: Rung
Definition
Past participle of 'ring': used with 'have' to show a bell has sounded or a call was made.
Example
“The church bells have rung every Sunday morning in this village for over two hundred years.”
Another example: “The bells had rung out across the valley long before anyone reached the church.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Past participle of 'ring', used in perfect tenses and the passive ('has rung', 'the bell was rung'). Learners often confuse 'rang' and 'rung' (correct: 'has rung', not 'has rang'). Note: distinct from the noun 'rung' meaning a step on a ladder.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old English 'hrungen', past participle of 'hringan' (to ring).
Related Words
- peals
- peal
- ringing
- veronese
- clapper
- ladder
- bells
- ringer
- flap
- contraband
- curfew
- graft
Common Collocations
- have rung
- was rung
- newly rung
- rung out
- bells rung
- rung in
Word Forms
ring (v); rang; rung; ringing; ring (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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