rule
/ruːl/noun
उच्चारण रूल
नियम; शासन
Basic word
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[C, U]
a statement of what may, must or must not be done in a particular situation or when playing a game; the government of a country by a particular group or system; a statement of what is possible according to a particular system, for example the grammar of a language
नियम; शासन
- grammar rules
- British rule
- It is a school rule that students wear a uniform.
+ 2 more examples
- Do you know the rules of kabaddi?
- Under British rule, many railways were built in India.
Synonyms regulation law principle reign government
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[T, I]
to control and have authority over a country, a group of people; to give an official decision about something; to draw a straight line using a ruler
शासन करना; निर्णय देना; रेखा खींचना
- The Mughals ruled for centuries.
- The court ruled in her favour.
- The king ruled the country wisely for forty years.
+ 2 more examples
- The judge ruled that the evidence was not enough.
- He ruled a neat line across the page with a pencil.
¶Idioms 2
as a (general) rule
usually
आम तौर पर; प्रायः
- As a rule, I go to bed before eleven.
- As a general rule, the shop closes at nine.
work to rule
to follow the rules of your job in a very strict way in order to cause delay, as a form of protest
(विरोध में) नियमों का अक्षरशः पालन करके काम धीमा करना
- The railway staff are working to rule.
- The union called on workers to work to rule.
→Phrasal verbs 2
rule sb/sth out
to state that somebody or something is not possible or suitable
(किसी संभावना को) ख़ारिज करना
- The police have not ruled out murder.
rule against sb/sth
(of a court) to give a decision that is not in somebody's favour
(अदालत का) किसी के विरुद्ध फ़ैसला देना
- The court ruled against the company.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
As a rule (usually), rule of thumb (a practical method based on experience), bend or stretch the rules (allow something that is not normally allowed), rule out (decide that something is not possible: 'Police have ruled out foul play'), rule the roost (be the most powerful person in a group), the exception proves the rule, rule with an iron hand.
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: as a rule (प्रायः, सामान्यतः), rule of thumb (अनुभव पर आधारित व्यावहारिक तरीका), bend या stretch the rules (सामान्यतः न मिलने वाली छूट देना), rule out (कुछ असंभव तय करना: 'Police have ruled out foul play', संभावना ख़ारिज करना), rule the roost (समूह में सबसे शक्तिशाली होना), the exception proves the rule, rule with an iron hand।
Rule of law (the principle that everyone, including the government, must obey the law; part of the basic structure of the Constitution), self-rule (swaraj), divide and rule (the British policy of keeping people divided so that they cannot unite).
Collocations: rule of law (विधि का शासन, यह सिद्धांत कि सरकार सहित सबको कानून मानना होगा; संविधान के मूल ढाँचे का भाग), self-rule (स्वराज), divide and rule (लोगों को बाँटे रखने की ब्रिटिश नीति ताकि वे एक न हो सकें, फूट डालो और राज करो)।