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# rung

noun (a rung, rungs); verb form: past participle of ring (ring, rang, rung)

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

## Everyday

1. A rung is one of the bars or steps of a ladder that you put your feet on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rung/#m1)
2. (verb) Rung is a form of "ring": "The bell has rung." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rung/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life and safety: hold the ladder and step on each rung carefully. In grammar lessons: ring, rang, rung. Figuratively: "the first rung on the ladder" means the first step in a job or plan.

### Examples

- She climbed up the ladder one rung at a time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rung/#x1)
- The bottom rung of the ladder is broken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rung/#x2)
- The bell has rung for lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rung/#x3)
- Have you rung Grandma yet? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rung/#x4)
- Hold the sides, not the rungs, when you climb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rung/#x5)
- This job is the first rung on the ladder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rung/#x6)
- No bells were rung, and no ringer ever came back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rung/#x7)

### Note

Trap with ring: "rang" is the simple past (the bell rang), "rung" goes with have/has/had (the bell has rung). Do not write "I rung her yesterday".

## On Mova

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