rule
- For the rules of Simple English Wiktionary, see WT:Rules.
Pronunciation
changeNoun
change- (countable) A rule is a statement that tells whether something is right or wrong.
- Peter picked up the football, which was against the rules, so the other team got a throw-in.
- (countable & uncountable)
A king's rule is the time he controls the country.
- Synonym: reign
- The next king had a very short rule: only two years.
- (countable) A rule is another name for a ruler, a measuring device.
- Synonym: ruler