What does it mean to dream about ring?
A ring usually means commitment, wholeness, or a bond, a promise made or broken, depending on whether it is given, worn, or lost.
Four ways to read it
Each reading below comes from a named tradition and a cited source, so you can see where it came from and decide what fits your dream.
Freud
Given its shape and use, Freud read the ring in terms of union and sexuality, the pledge that binds two together.
After Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams (Brill trans., 1913), public domain.Jung
Jung would see the circle of wholeness and the self, and the vow that joins. A lost ring can mark a broken or doubted bond.
Jungian concept (our summary).Modern
Continuity ties rings to waking relationships, commitments, and their security. Losing one often pictures a fear about a bond.
Continuity hypothesis (our summary).Mythological
The endless circle has signified eternity and union since antiquity, from the rings of kingship to the wedding band that has no beginning or end.
Rosmerta Publishing editorial synthesis (after Brewer).