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rule
(ro͞ol)n.
1.
a. Governing power or its possession or use; authority.
b. The duration of such power.
2.
a. An authoritative, prescribed direction for conduct, especially one of the regulations governing procedure in a legislative body or a regulation observed by the players in a game, sport, or contest.
b. The body of regulations prescribed by the founder of a religious order for governing the conduct of its members.
3. A usual, customary, or generalized course of action or behavior: "The rule of life in the defense bar ordinarily is to go along and get along" (Scott Turow).
4. A generalized statement that describes what is true in most or all cases: In this office, hard work is the rule, not the exception.
5. Mathematics A standard method or procedure for solving a class of problems.
6. Law
a. A court decision serving as a precedent for subsequent cases: the Miranda rule.
b. A legal doctrine or principle.
c. A court order.
d. A minor regulation or law.
e. A statute or regulation governing the court process: rule of procedure; rule of evidence.
7. See ruler.
8. Printing A thin metal strip of various widths and designs, used to print borders or lines, as between columns.
v. ruled, rul·ing, rules
v.tr.
1. To exercise control, dominion, or direction over; govern: rule a kingdom.
2.
a. To have a powerful influence over; dominate: "Many found the lanky westerner naive, and supposed that he would be ruled by one of his more commanding cabinet officers" (William Marvel).
b. To be a preeminent or dominant factor in: "It was a place where ... middle-class life was ruled by a hankering for all things foreign" (Amitav Ghosh).
3. To decide or declare authoritatively or judicially; decree: The judges ruled that the answer was acceptable. The police ruled the death a homicide. The law was ruled unconstitutional. See Synonyms at decide.
4.
a. To mark with straight parallel lines.
b. To mark (a straight line), as with a ruler.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: 1. To be in total control or command; exercise supreme authority.
2. To formulate and issue a decree or decision.
3. To prevail at a particular level or rate: Prices ruled low.
4. Slang To be excellent or superior: That new video game rules!
rule out
Idiom: 1. To prevent; preclude: The snowstorm ruled out their weekly meeting.
2. To remove from consideration; exclude: The option of starting over has been ruled out.
as a rule
In general; for the most part: As a rule, we take the bus.
[Middle English reule, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *regula, from Latin rēgula, rod, principle; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
rul′a·ble adj.
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rule out
vb (tr, adverb)
1. to dismiss from consideration
2. to make impossible; preclude or prevent: the rain ruled out outdoor games.
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Verb 1. rule out - make impossible, especially beforehand
2. rule out - include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules
3. rule out - dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
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rule
noun1. The act of exercising controlling power or the condition of being so controlled:
2. The continuous exercise of authority over a political unit:
3. A system by which a political unit is controlled:
4. A principle governing affairs within or among political units:
5. A code or set of codes governing action or procedure, for example:
6. A regular or customary matter, condition, or course of events:
1. To exercise authority or influence over:
Idioms: be at the helm, be in the driver's seat, hold sway over, hold the reins.
3. To command or issue commands in an arrogant manner:
4. To occupy the preeminent position in:
Idioms: have the ascendancy, reign supreme.
rule out
1. To prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action:
Idiom: nip in the bud.
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Translations
يَسْتَبْعِدُ يَسْتَبْعِد، يَسْتَثْني
vyloučit
udelukke
sulkea pois
isključiti
menggugurkan
útiloka
可能性を排除する
제외하다
avfärda
ไม่ยอมรับ
hesaba katmamak göz önüne almamak
loại trừ
w>rule out
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rule
(ruːl) noun1. government. under foreign rule. bestuur حُكْم управление governo vláda die Herrschaft styre διακυβέρνηση, κυριαρχία, εξουσία gobierno võim قانون hallitus autorité שלטון सिद्धांत, नियम vlast uralom pemerintahan stjórn governo 統治 통치 valdžia, valdymas valdīšana; vara peraturan bestuur styre, regjering panowanie قانون governo stăpânire правление; владычество vláda uprava vladavina styre, välde การปกครอง yönetim, idare 統治 правління; влада حکومت sự thống trị 统治
2. a regulation or order. school rules. reël قانون правило regra řád; předpis die Ordnung regel; -regel κανονισμός regla, norma, reglamento eeskiri مقررات sääntö règlement כלל नियमावली pravilo szabály peraturan regla regola, regolamento 規則 규정 taisyklė, nurodymas likumi, noteikumi peraturan sekolah regel regel; vedtekt przepis مقررات regra regulă правило poriadok; predpis predpis pravila regel, bestämmelse, föreskrift ข้อบังคับ kural, yönetmelik 規定 правило قانون quy tắc 规则(定)
3. what usually happens or is done; a general principle. He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy. reël قاعِدَه принцип regra pravidlo die Regel regel κανόνας regla seaduspärasus قاعده sääntö règle כלל शासन načelo, pravilo szabály kebiasaan regla, lögmál regola きまり 원칙 taisyklė, norma likums; norma adat, selalunya regel regel reguła قاعده regra regulă правило pravidlo pravilo pravilo regel หลักทั่วไป kural 一般原則 принцип; норма اصول lệ thường 一般原则规律
4. a general standard that guides one's actions. I make it a rule never to be late for appointments. reël, beginsel قانون، نِظام правило regra zásada die Regel regel αρχή norma reegel قانون sääntö règle כלל शासनकाल pravilo szokás prinsip regla, venja regola 習慣 기준, 준칙 nuostata paradums; princips ketetapan stelregel regel, god vane zasada قانون regra obicei принцип zásada pravilo pravilo regel หลักเกณฑ์ âdet, usul 準則 правило ضابطہ nguyên tắc 准则
5. a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring. He measured the windows with a rule. liniaal مِسْطَرَه линия régua pravítko, metr das Lineal lineal μέτρο, χάρακας regla joonlaud خط کش mitta règle סרגל मापदंड ravnalo vonalzó meteran reglustika, tommustokkur regolo 定規 자, 척도 metras lineāls; metramērs pengukur meetlat linjal, tommestokk miara, przymiar خط کش régua линейка skladací meter ravnilo, merilo lenjir tumstock ไม้บรรทัด cetvel 直尺 масштабна лінійка مسطر thước đo 尺子
verb1. to govern. The king ruled (the people) wisely. regeer oor يَحْكُم управлявам governar vládnout regieren regere κυβερνώ, άρχω reinar, gobernar valitsema حکومت کردن hallita gouverner לִשלוֹט शासन करना, राज्य करना vladati uralkodik (vkin) memerintah stjórna governare 統治する 지배하다 valdyti, viešpatauti valdīt memerintah regeren styre, herske over, lede rządzić حکومت کول governar a conduce управлять vládnuť vladati vladati regera [över] ปกครอง yönetmek, idare etmek 統治 керувати, правити حکومت کرنا cai trị 冶理,(管)理
2. to decide officially. The judge ruled that the witness should be heard. beslis يُقَرِّر постановявам decidir rozhodnout entscheiden erklære αποφασίζω, ορίζω decidir, fallar otsustama حکم دادن؛ رای دادن دادگاه päättää décider לִפסוֹק निर्णय करना, फैसला करना donijeti službenu odluku dönt memutuskan dengan resmi úrskurða decidere 決定する (판사 등이) 결정하다 nuspręsti noteikt; izlemt; paziņot lēmumu memutuskan beslissen avgi en kjennelse zawyrokować حکم ورکول، رای ورکول په قضاء کی decidir a decide постановлять rozhodnúť odločiti presuditi fastställa, avgöra, bestämma ตัดสิน karar vermek 裁決 постановляти فیصلہ کرنا phán quyết 裁决
3. to draw (a straight line). He ruled a line across the page. trek 'n streep يُسَطِّرُ начертавам traçar narýsovat ziehen tegne (med lineal) τραβώ, χαρακώνω trazar joont tõmbama خط کشیدن viivata tirer à la règle לְסַרטֵט लाइन खींचना podvući crtu (meg)vonalaz (papírt) membuat garis strika (tracciare una riga) 線を引く 자로 긋다 nubrėžti novilkt (ar lineālu) menggaris trekken linjere, trekke en strek med linjal narysować خط کاږل traçar a trage o linie cu rigla линовать narysovať potegniti črto nacrtati dra en linje med linjal ขีดเส้น çizmek 畫直線 лініювати, графити سطر کھینچنا kẻ dòng 划直线
ruled adjective having straight lines drawn across. ruled paper. met lyne مُسَطَّر на линии pautado linkovaný liniert linieret με γραμμές pautado, rayado, a rayas jooneline خط دار viiva- ligné שוּרוֹת लाइनदार, रेखांकित pravilnik vonalazott bergaris línustrikaður a righe 線入りの 괘선을 넣은 liniuotas līniju-; līnijots lurus gelinieerd linjert liniowy خط لرونکی pautado liniat линованный linkovaný črtan sa linijama linjerad ที่มีเส้น çizgili 有平行線的 розграфлений ایک ساتھ سیدھی لکیریں کھنچی ہوءی có dòng kẻ 划线的
ˈruler noun1. a person who governs. the ruler of the state. hoof حاكِم владетел governante vládce, panovník der/die Herrscher(in) hersker κυβερνήτης, άρχοντας gobernante, dirigente valitseja فرمانروا hallitsija souverain/-aine; chef שליט शासक vladar uralkodó penguasa stjórnandi governante, sovrano 支配者 지배자 valdovas valdnieks pemerintah heerser hersker, leder, statssjef władca فرمانروا governante suveran; şef de stat правитель vládca, panovník vladar vladar härskare, styresman ผู้ปกครอง yönetici 統治者 правитель حکمراں người cai trị 统治者
2. a long narrow piece of wood, plastic etc for drawing straight lines. I can't draw straight lines without a ruler. liniaal مِسْطَرَه линия régua pravítko das Lineal lineal χάρακας regla joonlaud خط کش viivoitin règle סרגל पटरी, चपती, रेखनी ravnalo vonalzó penggaris reglustika riga 定規 자(거리 측정 도구) liniuotė lineāls pembaris liniaal linjal linijka خط کش régua riglă линейка pravítko ravnilo lenjir linjal ไม้บรรทัด cetvel 直尺 лінійка مسطر thước kẻ 直尺
ˈruling adjective governing. the ruling party. regerend حاكِم управляващ no poder vládnoucí herrschend regerende κυβερνών gobernante, reinante, dirigente, en el poder valitsev حکمران hallitseva au pouvoir, régnant הַשוֹלֵט प्रबल, प्रधान, प्रमुख, शासक, प्रचलित vladajući uralkodó memerintah stjórnandi, ráðandi dominante, regnante 支配する 지배 valdantysis valdošs yang memerintah heersend herskende rządzący حکمران no poder de guvernământ; conducător правящий vládnuci vladajoč vladajući regerande, härskande ซึ่งปกครอง yöneten, idare eden 統治的 панівний, правлячий حکمرانی cầm quyền 统治的
noun an official decision. The judge gave his ruling. beslissing قَرار، حُكْم постановление decisão rozhodnutí, nález die Entscheidung afsige kendelse επίσημη απόφαση fallo, decisión otsus حکم رای päätös décision, jugement פסיקה निर्णय, आदेश, व्यवस्था, रेखा, रेखाए, रेखण, रेखाकन odluka rendelkezés keputusan úrskurður delibera, decisione 裁決 판결 nutartis, sprendimas lēmums; spriedums keputusan beslissing kjennelse orzeczenie فیصله decisão decizie, hotărâre постановление nariadenie; rozhodnutie odlok, razsodba presuda utslag, avgörande คําวินิจฉัย yargı, hüküm 裁決 постанова; ухвала فیصلہ bản án 裁定
as a rule usually. I don't go out in the evening as a rule. in die reël عادَةً обикновено regra geral zpravidla in der Regel som regel κατά κανόνα por norma/regla general, por lo general tavaliselt معمولا tavallisesti en règle générale כִּכְלָל साधारणतया, सामान्यतया u pravilu rendszerint biasanya venjulega, yfirleitt in genere ふつうは 대체로 paprastai, dažniausiai parasti kebiasaan gewoonlijk som regel z reguły معمولاُ regra geral de regulă как правило spravidla praviloma po pravilu som regel ตามปกติ genellikle 通常 як правило ضابطے کے لحاظ سے thông thường 通常
rule off to draw a line in order to separate. He ruled off the rest of the page. skei يَرْسُمُ خَطّاً فاصِلا разделям separar oddělit linkou durch eine Linie teilen adskille med en streg χωρίζω με γραμμή dividir/separar con una línea joonega eraldama ته صفحه را بستن erottaa viivalla tirer une ligne לְהַפריד בְּקָו के किनारे लाइन खींचना izbaciti, isključiti vonalat húz membuat garis draga línu (til að afmarka) (separare con una riga) 線で区切る 선을 그어 구획짓다 atskirti linija nodalīt ar lī-niju menggaris met een lijn afsluiten skille av med en strek podkreślić, oddzielić linią د صفحی ښکتنی برخه جدا کول separar a trage o linie (pe/sub) отделять чертой oddeliť čiarou potegniti črto (pod, nad) odvojiti linijom avgränsa, skilja av ขีดเส้นขั้น çizgiyle ayırmak 畫線隔開... відокремити рискою علیحدہ کرنے کے لیے لکیر کھینچنا kẻ một đường để phân chia 划线隔开...
rule out to leave out; not to consider. We mustn't rule out the possibility of bad weather. vergeet, oor die hoof sien يَسْتَبْعِد، يَسْتَثْني изключвам pôr de lado vyloučit ausschließen udelukke αποκλείω excluir, descartar välistama غیر محتمل پنداشتن sulkea pois exclure לְבַטֵל निकाल देना, नियम विरूद्ध घोषित करना isključiti kizár mengabaikan útiloka escludere 除外する 배제하다 atmesti atmest; neņemt vērā tidak mengendahkan uitsluiten utelukke wykluczyć لیری کول، راښکلل pôr de lado a exclude исключать vylúčiť izključiti izostaviti utesluta ไม่ยอมรับ göz önüne almamak, hesaba katmamak 排除,不列入考慮 виключати نامنظور کرنا loại trừ 划掉,排除...的可能性
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rule out
→ يَسْتَبْعِدُ vyloučit udelukke ausschließen αποκλείω descartar sulkea pois éliminer isključiti escludere 可能性を排除する 제외하다 uitsluiten utelukke przekreślić descartar отвергать avfärda ไม่ยอมรับ hesaba katmamak loại trừ 排除Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009