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instructions or guidelines that determine how a game or sport is played
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The rules of chess dictate how each piece moves.
Players must follow the rules to avoid penalties.
02
a measuring tool, typically a strip of wood, metal, or plastic, with a straight edge used for drawing lines or measuring lengths
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The carpenter measured the wood with a steel rule.
A plastic rule helped her keep the design precise.
03
a principle or standard that ordinarily governs behavior or conduct
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Manners are guided by unwritten social rules.
Honesty is a fundamental rule in most workplaces.
04
something regarded as a normative example or standard model
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His behavior set a rule for how employees should act.
This case is the rule rather than the exception.
05
a description or prescription of a linguistic practice
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The grammar book outlines the rules of sentence structure.
A rule in phonology explains the pronunciation of vowels.
06
a law or principle concerning natural phenomena
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Newton 's laws are fundamental rules of physics.
The rule of gravity governs the motion of objects.
07
a standard procedure or formula for solving a class of mathematical problems
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The multiplication rule helps calculate probabilities.
He applied the rule for differentiating polynomials.
08
any systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
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Monks live according to the Benedictine rule.
The rule prescribes daily prayers and communal meals.
09
dominance or authority exercised through legal, political, or formal power
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The country was under colonial rule for decades.
Citizens resisted the rule of the oppressive regime.
10
regering, heerschappij
the period during which a monarch, leader, or government has control or authority over a country or territory
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The rule of the king lasted for over four decades.
Het bewind van de koning duurde meer dan vier decennia.
The country experienced peace during her rule.
Het land ervoer vrede tijdens haar regering.
to rule
01
regeren, heersen
to control and be in charge of a country
Transitive: to rule a country
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The monarch ruled the kingdom with absolute authority.
De monarch regeerde het koninkrijk met absolute autoriteit.
The president ruled the nation during a time of economic prosperity.
De president regeerde over de natie tijdens een tijd van economische voorspoed.
02
beslissen, uitspreken
to officially declare or state something as true, especially in a legal or authoritative manner
Transitive: to rule that
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The judge ruled that the defendant was guilty of all charges.
De rechter besliste dat de verdachte schuldig was aan alle aanklachten.
The committee ruled that the proposal was acceptable and would proceed.
De commissie besliste dat het voorstel aanvaardbaar was en zou doorgaan.
03
domineren, heersen
to be the most important or dominant
Intransitive
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In this industry, innovation rules above all else.
In deze industrie heerst innovatie boven alles.
Money often rules in political decisions, overshadowing other concerns.
Geld heerst vaak in politieke beslissingen, waardoor andere zorgen overschaduwd worden.
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beslissen, uitspreken
to make an official decision about something
Intransitive: to rule on an issue | to rule against an issue | to rule in favor of an issue
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The judge is expected to rule on the case next week after reviewing all the evidence.
De rechter wordt verwacht volgende week een uitspraak te doen in de zaak na het bekijken van alle bewijzen.
The board of directors will convene tomorrow to rule on the proposed merger.
De raad van bestuur komt morgen bijeen om te beslissen over de voorgestelde fusie.
05
beheersen, controleren
to control or restrain something or someone, maintaining order or preventing excess
Transitive: to rule one's emotions
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He had to rule his impatience, waiting for the meeting to start.
Hij moest zijn ongeduld bedwingen, wachtend tot de vergadering begon.
They had to rule their excitement as they awaited the announcement.
Ze moesten hun opwinding bedwingen terwijl ze op de aankondiging wachtten.
06
liniëren, strepen trekken
to draw straight, parallel lines across a surface, such as paper
Transitive: to rule paper
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She ruled the paper with a pencil to create evenly spaced lines for her notes.
Ze linieerde het papier met een potlood om gelijkmatig verdeelde lijnen voor haar aantekeningen te creëren.
He carefully ruled the edges of the paper to ensure all lines were perfectly straight.
Hij heeft voorzichtig de randen van het papier gelinieerd om ervoor te zorgen dat alle lijnen perfect recht waren.
07
heersen, regeren
(of a planet) to have a dominant or guiding influence over a zodiac sign, astrological house, or other celestial aspect
Transitive: to rule a zodiac sign or astrological house
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Mars rules Aries, giving those born under this sign a bold and energetic personality.
Mars heerst over Ram, wat degenen die onder dit teken zijn geboren een dapper en energiek karakter geeft.
Mars is said to rule the first house of the zodiac, shaping the way we present ourselves to the world.
Er wordt gezegd dat Mars het eerste huis van de dierenriem regeert, wat vormgeeft aan de manier waarop we ons aan de wereld presenteren.
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