rule (EN)
zelfstandig naamwoord, werkwoord

zelfstandig naamwoord “rule”

sg. rule, pl. rules or uncountable
  1. regel
    The school's rules prohibit running in the hallways.
  2. heerschappij
    Under her rule, the city flourished and crime rates dropped significantly.
  3. gewoonte
    In our house, the rule is to have dinner together every night.
  4. regel (voor het oplossen van een wiskundig probleem)
    In math class, we learned a simple rule for finding the area of a rectangle by multiplying its length by its width.
  5. liniaal
    She carefully used the rule to draw a straight line across her drawing paper.
  6. lijn (getrokken als leidraad voor het schrijven)
    Before writing, she drew a rule across the page to keep her sentences straight.

werkwoord “rule”

rule; he rules; past ruled, part. ruled; ger. ruling
  1. heersen
    The queen ruled the kingdom with wisdom and strength for over fifty years.
  2. geweldig zijn (in spreektaal)
    Your new skateboard totally rules!
  3. beslissen
    The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible in court.
  4. lijnen trekken
    Before starting her math homework, Sarah ruled her blank paper with horizontal lines to keep her calculations neat.