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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

rule OK en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (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

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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