rule
rule
ru:l
rool
British pronunciation
/ruːl/

Definition & Meaning of "rule"in English

Rule
01

instructions or guidelines that determine how a game or sport is played

rule definition and meaning
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The rules of chess dictate how each piece moves.
02

a measuring tool, typically a strip of wood, metal, or plastic, with a straight edge used for drawing lines or measuring lengths

rule definition and meaning
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The carpenter measured the wood with a steel rule.
03

a principle or standard that ordinarily governs behavior or conduct

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Manners are guided by unwritten social rules.
04

something regarded as a normative example or standard model

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His behavior set a rule for how employees should act.
05

a description or prescription of a linguistic practice

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The grammar book outlines the rules of sentence structure.
06

a law or principle concerning natural phenomena

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Newton 's laws are fundamental rules of physics.
07

a standard procedure or formula for solving a class of mathematical problems

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The multiplication rule helps calculate probabilities.
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.
09

dominance or authority exercised through legal, political, or formal power

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The country was under colonial rule for decades.
10

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.
to rule
01

to control and be in charge of a country

Transitive: to rule a country
to rule definition and meaning
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The monarch ruled the kingdom with absolute authority.
02

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.
03

to be the most important or dominant

Intransitive
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In this industry, innovation rules above all else.
04

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.
05

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.
06

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.
07

(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.
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