Standard Lemma guide

ruled

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɹuːld/
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  • rhymes with -uːld
  • CMU ARPABET: R UW1 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having printed lines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a letter on ruled paper

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Being a scroll; being such that through every point of S there is a straight line that lies on S.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of rule

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • She ruled over her children firmly but gently.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

subject to a ruling authority

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the ruled mass

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ratllat — having printed lines
  • Hungarian: vonalas — having printed lines
Real reading context

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