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ringa in

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Swedish

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Etymology

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ring (ring) +‎ -a +‎ in (in)

Verb

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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

Conjugation

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Conjugation of ringa (weak)
active passive
infinitive ringa in ringas in
supine ringat in ringats in
imperative ringa in
imper. plural1 ringen in
present past present past
indicative ringar in ringade in ringas in ringades in
ind. plural1 ringa in ringade in ringas in ringades in
subjunctive2 ringe in ringade in ringes in ringades in
present participle inringande
past participle inringad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Verb

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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!

Conjugation

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Conjugation of ringa (weak)
active passive
infinitive ringa in ringas in
supine ringt in ringts in
imperative ring in
imper. plural1 ringen in
present past present past
indicative ringer in ringde in rings in, ringes in ringdes in
ind. plural1 ringa in ringde in ringas in ringdes in
subjunctive2 ringe in ringde in ringes in ringdes in
present participle inringande
past participle inringd

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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