rule

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Singular
rule

Plural
rules

rule (plural rules)

  1. A regulation, law, guideline.
  2. A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
  3. Something to keep order.

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Infinitive
to rule

Third person singular
rules

Simple past
ruled

Past participle
ruled

Present participle
ruling

to rule (third-person singular simple present rules, present participle ruling, simple past and past participle ruled)

  1. To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
  2. (slang, intransitive) To excel.
    This game rules!

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