Translation
to ring (of a bell); to resound
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Word origin
From Latin sonorus, 'resounding', from sonus, 'sound'. The whole family sits on the same Latin root: sonorous, sonata, resonate and, through Old French, English sound itself.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sonorus
- English cognates
- sonorous, sonata, resonate, sound
Examples
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The clock chimed three times.
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Listen, something is ringing in the street.
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The telephone rang, but nobody answered.
is intransitive: the bell rings, the phone rings. To ring a bell yourself, use the causative i, and a bell itself is a o, the tool that does the ringing. Do not reach for , which is the flatter to sound or to make a noise.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 16, lesson 12: sonori, konsoli, komento and 7 more words.