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rule
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?u?l/, [?u??]
- Rhymes: -u?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English reule, rewle, rule, borrowed from Old French riule, reule, itself an early semi-learned borrowing from Latin regula (“straight stick, bar, ruler, pattern”), from reg? (“to keep straight, direct, govern, rule”); see regent.
Noun
rule (countable and uncountable, plural rules)
- A regulation, law, guideline.
- a. 1694, John Tillotson, Of The Obligations of Christians to a Holy Life
- We profess to have embraced a religion which contains the most exact rules for the government of our lives.
- a. 1694, John Tillotson, Of The Obligations of Christians to a Holy Life
- A regulating principle.
- c. 1604, William Shakespeare, All's well that ends well, Act I, scene I
- There's little can be said in 't; 'Tis against the rule of nature.
- c. 1604, William Shakespeare, All's well that ends well, Act I, scene I
- The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
- A normal condition or state of affairs.
- My rule is to rise at six o'clock.
- (obsolete) Conduct; behaviour.
- (law) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wharton to this entry?)
- (mathematics) A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.
- a rule for extracting the cube root
- A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
- a. 1716, Robert South, Sermons
- As we may observe in the Works of Art, a Judicious Artist will indeed use his Eye, but he will trust only to his Rule.
- a. 1716, Robert South, Sermons
- A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.
- (printing, dated) A thin plate of brass or other metal, of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.
Derived terms
Related terms
- regulate
- regent
- regular
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English rulen, borrowed from Old French riuler, from Latin regul?re (“to regulate, rule”), from regula (“a rule”); see regular and regulate.
Verb
rule (third-person singular simple present rules, present participle ruling, simple past and past participle ruled)
- (transitive) To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
- (slang, intransitive) To excel.
- (intransitive) To decide judicially.
- (transitive) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
- 1687, Francis Atterbury, An Answer to some Considerations, the Spirit of Martin Luther and the Original of the Reformation
- That's a ruled case with the school-men.
- 1687, Francis Atterbury, An Answer to some Considerations, the Spirit of Martin Luther and the Original of the Reformation
- (transitive) To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines).
Synonyms
- (to excel): rock (also slang)
Antonyms
- (to excel): suck (vulgar slang)
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
Related to revel.
Noun
rule
- (obsolete) Revelry.
Verb
rule (third-person singular simple present rules, present participle ruling, simple past and past participle ruled)
- (obsolete, intransitive) To revel.
Further reading
- rule in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- rule in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- ReLU, Ruel, lure
Spanish
Verb
rule
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of rular.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of rular.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of rular.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of rular.
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fix
English
Etymology
From Middle English fixen, borrowed from Old French *fixer (attested only as ficher, fichier; > English fitch), from fixe (“fastened; fixed”), from Latin f?xus (“immovable; steady; stable; fixed”), from f?gere (“to drive in; stick; fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?eyg?- (“to jab; stick; set”). Related to dig.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?f?ks/
- Rhymes: -?ks
Verb
fix (third-person singular simple present fixes, present participle fixing, simple past and past participle fixt or fixed)
- (transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
- (transitive, by extension) (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.
- (transitive, by extension) (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.
- (transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
- (transitive, figuratively, usually in the passive) To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.
- (transitive, figuratively, usually in the passive) To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.
- (transitive) To mend, to repair.
- (transitive, informal) To prepare (food or drink).
- (transitive) To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion
- (transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
- (transitive, mathematics, sematics) To map a (point or subset) to itself.
- (transitive, informal) To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
- (transitive) To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light.
- (transitive, chemistry, biology) To convert into a stable or available form.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Abney to this entry?)
- (intransitive) To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
- 1665, Edmund Waller, “Upon Her Maiesties New Buildings at Somerset-House”:
- Accu?ing ?ome malignant Star,
Not Britain, for that fateful War,
Your kindne?s bani?hes your fear,
Re?olv’d to fix for ever here.
- Accu?ing ?ome malignant Star,
- 1801, Robert Southey, Thalaba the Destroyer:
- A cheerless place! the solitary Bee,
Whose buzzing was the only sound of life,
Flew there on restless wing,
Seeking in vain one blossom, where to fix.
- A cheerless place! the solitary Bee,
- 1665, Edmund Waller, “Upon Her Maiesties New Buildings at Somerset-House”:
- (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.
- quicksilver will 'fix, so asto endure the hammer
Alternative forms
- fixe (archaic)
Synonyms
- (pierce): impale, run through, stick
- (hold in place): join, put together, unite; see also Thesaurus:join
- (mend; repair): patch, put to rights, rectify; see also Thesaurus:repair
- (make a contest unfair): doctor, rig
- (render infertile): neuter, spay, desex, castrate
- (settle or remain permanently): establish, settle down
Antonyms
- (to hold in place): move, change
Derived terms
- affix, affixative, fixed
- fixings, fixity, fixety
- fix someone's wagon, fix someone up with
Descendants
- ? Dutch: fixen, fiksen
Translations
Noun
fix (plural fixes)
- A repair or corrective action.
- Hyponyms: bugfix, technofix
- A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:difficult situation
- (informal) A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
- A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
- A determination of location.
- (US) fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)
Descendants
- ? French: fixe, fix
Translations
References
Further reading
- fix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bouyei
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *w?j? (“fire”). Cognate with Thai ?? (fai), Northern Thai ?? (fai), Lao ?? (fai), Lü ?? (fay), Tai Dam ??, Shan ??? (pháy) or ??? (fáy), Tai Nüa ??? (fäy), Zhuang feiz, Saek ???.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi??/
Noun
fix
- fire
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fixus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?fiks/
- Rhymes: -iks
Adjective
fix (feminine fixa, masculine plural fixos, feminine plural fixes)
- fixed, not changing
- stationary
Derived terms
- fixar
- telefonia fixa
Further reading
- “fix” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?f?ks]
- Rhymes: -?ks
Noun
fix m
- felt-tip pen, marker
Synonyms
- popisova?
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
fix
- first-person singular present indicative of fixen
- imperative of fixen
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiks/
- Homophone: fixe
Noun
fix m (plural fix)
- Alternative spelling of fixe
German
Etymology
Latin f?xus
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [f?ks]
- Homophone: Ficks
Adjective
fix (comparative fixer, superlative am fixesten)
- fixed (costs, salary)
- Synonym: fest
- quick
- Synonym: schnell
- smart
- Synonym: aufgeweckt
Declension
Descendants
- ? Hungarian: fix
See also
- fix und fertig
Hungarian
Etymology
From German fix, from French fixe, from Latin figere, fixus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?fiks]
- Rhymes: -iks
Adjective
fix (not comparable)
- fixed, steady
- Synonyms: rögzített, megszabott
- immovable
- Synonym: szilárd
- sure, certain
- Synonyms: biztos, bizonyos
Declension
Derived terms
(Compound words):
- fixpont
(Expressions):
- fix objektív
Noun
fix
- a steady salary
Declension
References
Old French
Alternative forms
- fils, fis, fiz
Noun
fix m
- inflection of fil:
- oblique plural
- nominative singular
Romanian
Etymology
From French fixe, from Latin fixus.
Adjective
fix m or n (feminine singular fix?, masculine plural fic?i, feminine and neuter plural fixe)
- fixed
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
- Homophone: ficks
Adjective
fix
- fixed, inflexible, rigid
- en fix idé
- a fixed idea
- en fix idé
Declension
Related terms
- fixstjärna
Noun
fix c
- a fix, a dose of an addictive drug
Declension
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- whatfix
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- what fixed the articles of confederation
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