To welcome or celebrate the start of something new, especially the New Year; also to call in to work or a radio programme.
To celebrate the start of a new year or event with bells or parties; or to call into work or a radio show.
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To celebrate or mark the beginning of a new year or special occasion, often with bells, parties, or festivities.
"Thousands of people gathered in the city centre to ring in the New Year."
We will ring in the New Year with music and fireworks.
— Common formulation in New Year's Eve broadcasting, e.g. Times Square coverage (NBC, annually)
(British/Australian English) To telephone one's workplace or an organization, especially to report being ill.
"He rang in sick on Monday morning after the long weekend."
To call into a radio or TV programme to participate.
"Dozens of listeners rang in to share their opinions on the debate."
To ring bells to bring something in — to signal the arrival of something new.
To celebrate the start of a new year or event with bells or parties; or to call into work or a radio show.
'Ring in the New Year' is a fixed, very common phrase. The sense of calling into work ('ring in sick') is more common in British and Australian English. In American English, 'call in sick' is preferred.
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