rule

CEFRA1

/ɹuːl/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An official instruction about what is allowed or required.

  2. 02

    verb

    To control a country, group, or organization.

Examples

  • I make it a rule not to watch television after nine o'clock.

  • The chairman did not rule out the possibility of a disagreement.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɹʉl/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A regulating principle.

  2. The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To decide that something is true or should happen.

More examples

In context

  • All participants must adhere to the rules.

  • My rule is to rise at six o'clock.

  • You have to follow the rules to enter the qualifiers for the football tournament.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English reule, rewle, rule, borrowed from Old French riule, reule, from Latin regula (“straight stick, bar, ruler, pattern”), from regō (“to keep straight, direct, govern, rule”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti (“to straighten; right”), from the root *h₃reǵ-; see regent. Doublet of rail, regal, regula, and rigol.