ring
- call
‘ring’
In British English, when you ring someone, you dial their phone number and speak to them by phone. The past tense of ring is rang.
I rang Aunt Jane this evening.
The -ed participle is rung.
Have you rung Dad yet?
You can say that someone rings a place.
You must ring the hospital.
In conversation, people often use ring up, instead of ‘ring’. There is no difference in meaning.
He had rung up Emily and told her all about it.
Be careful
Don't use ‘to’ after ring or ring up.
Don't use ‘to’ after ring or ring up.
‘call’
American speakers don't usually use ring in this sense. The word they use is call. British speakers also say call.
He promised to call me soon.
➜ See call