English to English
noun
- a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
It was his rule to take a walk before breakfast.
Short haircuts were the regulation.
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- something regarded as a normative example
The convention of not naming the main character.
Violence is the rule not the exception.
His formula for impressing visitors.
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- prescribed guide for conduct or action
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- (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
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- a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
Their principles of composition characterized all their works.
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- the duration of a monarch's or government's power
During the rule of Elizabeth.
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- dominance or power through legal authority
France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa.
The rule of Caesar.
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- directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
He knew the rules of chess.
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- any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
The rule of St. Dominic.
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- a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
The principle of the conservation of mass.
The principle of jet propulsion.
The right-hand rule for inductive fields.
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- (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
He determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs.
He gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials.
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- measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
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- That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- exercise authority over; as of nations
Who is governing the country now?.
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- decide with authority
The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed.
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- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
Money reigns supreme here.
Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood.
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- decide on and make a declaration about
Find someone guilty.
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- have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
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- mark or draw with a ruler
Rule the margins.
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- keep in check
Rule one's temper.
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- To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage.
source: Webster 1913
- To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; -- often followed by over.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [rul] Ayos; regla; utos; pátakaran; ulirán
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [rul] Magpunò; mamahalà; magharì
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog