rule
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See also rulé
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- noun: from Middle English rule, from Old French riule, from Vulgar Latin regula (“straight stick, bar, ruler, pattern”), from regere (“to keep straight, direct, govern, rule”); see regent.
- verb: from Middle English rulen, from Old French riuler, from Latin regulare (“to regulate, rule”), from regula (“a rule”); see regular.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rule (plural rules)
- A regulation, law, guideline.
- A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
- A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.
- A regulating principle.
- A normal condition or state of affairs.
- As a rule our senior editors are serious-minded.
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from the noun rule
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
regulation
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ruler — see ruler
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Verb[edit]
rule (third-person singular simple present rules, present participle ruling, simple past and past participle ruled)
- (transitive) To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
- (slang, intransitive) To excel.
- This game rules!
- (transitive) To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines).
Synonyms[edit]
- (to excel): rock (also slang)
Antonyms[edit]
- (to excel): suck (vulgar slang)
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from rule (verb)
Translations[edit]
to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over
External links[edit]
- rule in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- rule in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
rule (infinitive rular)
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