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# doorbell

noun (a doorbell, doorbells)

«doorbell» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A bell or button by a front door that you press so the people inside know you are there. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doorbell/#m1)
2. The sound it makes (I heard the doorbell). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doorbell/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it is how visitors announce themselves. In safety lessons: if you are home alone, don't open the door when the doorbell rings to someone you don't know — check through a window or ask through the door, or don't answer. Some doorbells have cameras (video doorbells). In science, an electric doorbell is a simple circuit with a switch (the button). Manners: ring once and wait; don't play «knock and run». Phrases: ring the doorbell, the doorbell rang, answer the doorbell, video doorbell.

### Examples

- The doorbell rang — it was the pizza! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doorbell/#x1)
- Ring the doorbell and wait for someone to come. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doorbell/#x2)
- If you're home alone, don't open the door to strangers when the doorbell rings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doorbell/#x3)
- Our doorbell plays a little tune. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doorbell/#x4)
- The video doorbell shows who is at the door on Mum's phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doorbell/#x5)
- Pressing the doorbell closes the circuit and the bell rings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doorbell/#x6)
- Ringing doorbells and running away annoys people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doorbell/#x7)

### Note

One word: doorbell. «Ring the doorbell» (not «press the bell» only — both are fine). Ring, rang, rung: The doorbell rang.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «doorbell» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doorbell/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«doorbell» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/doorbell.html) on Mova free.