Synonyms: govern, reign, be in power
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɹuːl/ |
| Hyphenation | rule |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑮𐑵𐑤 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐑉𐐭𐑊 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) rule | (I) ruled |
| (thou) rulest | (thou) ruledst |
| (he) rules, ruleth | (he) ruled |
| (we) rule | (we) ruled |
| (you) rule | (you) ruled |
| (they) rule | (they) ruled |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) rule | (I) ruled |
| (thou) rule | (thou) ruled |
| (he) rule | (he) ruled |
| (we) rule | (we) ruled |
| (you) rule | (you) ruled |
| (they) rule | (they) ruled |
| Imperative mood | |
| rule | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| ruling | ruled |
| Afrikaans | regeer |
|---|---|
| Catalan | dominar; governar; regir |
| Danish | beherske; regere |
| Dutch | heersen; regeren |
| Esperanto | regi |
| Faeroese | sjórna; ráða fyri |
| Finnish | hallita |
| French | gouverner; régner; surveiller |
| German | herrschen; beherrschen; regieren |
| Greek | βασιλεύω |
| Icelandic | stilla |
| Italian | dominare; governare |
| Latin | gubernare; regere; regnare |
| Low German | regeren |
| Norwegian | beherske; styre |
| Papiamento | goberná |
| Polish | panować; rządzić |
| Portuguese | dominar; governar; reger |
| Romanian | conduce; controla; guverna |
| Saterland Frisian | härskje; behärskje; regierje |
| Spanish | gobernar; regir |
| Swedish | regera |
| Thai | ปกครอง |
| West Frisian | regearje; hearskje |