bellen — meaning in English

English meaning

• ring noun A small circular band, often worn on a finger as jewelry.
• telephone noun A device for speaking to someone at a distance by sending your voice as signals over a network; a phone.

Senses

bellen is used for these senses in English:

• call up (transitive, idiomatic) To call on the telephone.
• telephone (ambitransitive) To (attempt to) contact someone using a telephone.

ring — full definition

1. noun A small circular band, often worn on a finger as jewelry.
2. noun A roughly circular arrangement or shape, or an enclosed area used for a contest such as boxing.
3. verb To make a clear, resonant sound, as a bell does; also, to telephone someone.

telephone — full definition

1. noun A device for speaking to someone at a distance by sending your voice as signals over a network; a phone.
2. noun The system of communication that uses these devices.
3. verb To call someone or pass on information using a phone.

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