rule

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rule

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Rule

NounEdit

A rule is a statement that tells whether something is right or wrong.
- Synonyms: law, policy, guideline and standard
Peter picked up the football, which was against the rules, so the other team got a throw-in.
A king's rule is the time he controls the country.
- Synonym: reign
The next king had a very short rule: only two years.
A rule is another name for a ruler, a measuring device.
- Synonym: ruler

Plain form
rule

Third-person singular
rules

Past tense
ruled

Past participle
ruled

Present participle
ruling

When someone rules, he or she is in charge, like a king or queen.
- Synonyms: control, govern and reign
- Antonym: serve
The king has ruled for 33 years.