Swedish edit

Etymology edit

ring (ring) +‎ -a +‎ in (in)

Verb edit

ringa in (present ringar in, preterite ringade in, supine ringat in, imperative ringa in)

  1. to circle (draw a circle around)
    Hon ringade in den vänstra siffran
    She circled the left digit
  2. to encircle, to circle (surround)
    Synonyms: inringa, (surround) omringa
    Polisen ringade in demonstraterna
    The police encircled the protestors
  3. to pinpoint, to narrow down
    försöka ringa in problemet
    try to pinpoint the problem

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Verb edit

ringa in (present ringer in, preterite ringde in, supine ringt in, imperative ring in)

  1. to phone in, to ring in (contact a place or show or the like via a phone call)
  2. to ring in (ring a school bell to usher students in from recess)
    Antonym: ringa ut
  3. to ring in (figuratively usher in a new year or the like)
    Antonym: ringa ut
    Ring in det nya året!
    Ring in the new year!

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