rule OK en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(UK, idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To be popularly accepted, or supported by the general majority of people.
Yet nationalism rules OK across most public management.
2006 May 31, David Walker, “Beware leadership by syringe.”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rules OK | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| ruled OK | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ruled OK | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| ruling OK | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |