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doc Definition of rule
    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.
    source: WordNet 3.0
  • 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
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