Skip to Content
English Club : Learn English : Vocabulary
Vocabulary : Phrasal Verbs : R : ring up

< Previous | Next >

ring up British and Australian English

Meaning: to call someone on a telephone

Synonym: call, phone, ring

For example:

  • ring sb up Please don't ring me up before ten o'clock in the morning.

  • ring up sb Did you ring up the restaurant and book a table?

Variety: This is typically used in British and Australian English but may be used in other varieties of English too.

Quick Quiz:

I'm sorry, but I couldn't ring you up because
  1. the jewellery shop was closed
  2. my phone wasn't working
  3. I couldn't find a pen

Grammar explanation: separable and non-separable phrasal verbs

Get the ebook:
1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context

Discuss: ring up

Phrasal Verb of the Day

This entry is in the following categories: