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There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism.
Jim Leach

Meaning of "rule out" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RULE OUT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RULE OUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rule out is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES RULE OUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rule out in the English dictionary

The definition of rule out in the dictionary is to dismiss from consideration. Other definition of rule out is to make impossible; preclude or prevent.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RULE OUT

ruins
Ruisdael
rulable
rule
rule book
rule of law
rule of three
rule of thumb
rule the roost
rule-of-thumb
ruled
ruleless
ruler
rulership
Rules
rulesse
ruling
ruling body
rullion
ruly

WORDS THAT END LIKE RULE OUT

check out
close out
come out
figure out
freeze out
give out
gone out
include out
inside out
leave out
live out
lose out
make out
move out
nose out
score out
strike out
take out
tease out
time out
wipe out

Synonyms and antonyms of rule out in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rule out» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RULE OUT

Find out the translation of rule out to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rule out from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rule out» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

排除
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

descartar
570 millions of speakers

English

rule out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शासन से बाहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَسْتَبْعِدُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отвергать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

descartar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাতিল করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éliminer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tolak keluar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ausschließen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

可能性を排除する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제외하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aturan metu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loại trừ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவுட் ஆட்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नियम रद्द करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kural dışı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

escludere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przekreślić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виключати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a elimina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποκλείω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avfärda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utelukke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rule out

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RULE OUT»

The term «rule out» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.046 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RULE OUT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rule out

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10 QUOTES WITH «RULE OUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rule out.
1
Ulrich Beck
This experience actually means the very opposite: the largest military power was unable to stop such a sensitive attack and will be unable to rule out such a possibility in the future. Precisely this is the background to the United States' military interventions.
2
Stephen Graham
I wouldn't rule out L.A. life, but I love England. I have a lovely house and nice garden, I walk my kids to school - family is most important to me.
3
Judd Gregg
I don't rule out anything in my future.
4
Luis de Guindos
We rule out raising taxes this year.
5
Jim Leach
There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism.
6
Curtis LeMay
That's the reason some schools of thinking don't rule out a destruction of the Chinese military potential before the situation grows worse than it is today. It's bad enough now.
7
Dick Murphy
I'm not going to rule out running for a second term. But, I think you have to be psychologically prepared to walk away from the job after four years. It's the only way that you cannot be influenced by those special interests.
8
Andy Rooney
Don't rule out working with your hands. It does not preclude using your head.
9
Dean Rusk
Continuity does not rule out fresh approaches to fresh situations.
10
Peer Steinbruck
There are still deep-seated structural problems that threaten the economic balance in the world: Between the United States and China, for example, but also within Europe. We have taken a few steps toward taming the financial markets, but we haven't come nearly far enough to rule out a repetition of the crisis.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RULE OUT»

Discover the use of rule out in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rule out and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Social Workers' Desk Reference
Enter the appropriate V code from this section. If an axis is left blank, anyone reading the multiaxial diagnosis cannot determine whether the clinician forgot to enter the diagnosis or there is no diagnosis on the axis. RULE OUT The phrase rule ...
Albert R. Roberts, 2009
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Getting the Best for Your Child with Autism: An Expert's ...
What Is “Rule-Out” Testing? Rule-out tests are those that the doctor may order to make sure the child's problems are not due to some condition that may not be seen. Rule-outs are especially called for if there is some suspicious sign, like not  ...
Bryna Siegel, 2008
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Mastery of Surgery
Order a chest radiograph and search tor bony metastases, sarcoidosis, pulmonary tumors. Order an excretory urogram and search for nephrolithiasis and. rarely, renal tumors. Order a serum protein electrophoresis to rule out multiple myeloma ...
Josef E. Fischer, Kirby I. Bland, Mark P. Callery, 2006
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Signs and Symptoms
... Cushing's syndrome; thrombocytopenia in preeclampsia) ° Fasting glucose ( elevated in diabetes and Cushing's syndrome) ° BUN and creatinine (rule out renal failure) ° Urinalysis (excessive proteinuria and lipiduria in nephrotic syndrome; ...
Scott Kahan, 2008
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The World of the Autistic Child: Understanding and Treating ...
Medical Testing as Part of a Developmental Evaluation Medical tests that are carried out as part of an evaluation for autism are done not to actually confirm the diagnosis of autism, but to rule out other possible causes of the child's difficulties  ...
Bryna Siegel, 1998
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Integrating Marker Passing and Problem Solving: A Spreading ...
Such predicates are called RULE-OUT and RULEIN. These rules are of the form ( RULE-OUT choose-task method) and (RULE-IN choose-task method) We rule out (or rule in) some specific task if that tasks matches a certain method.
James A. Hendler, 2014
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Clinical Practice of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing
Common studies include the following: Complete blood count (CBC)tonote presence of an elevated white blood count—rule out infection Blood cultures in a patient with a fever—rule out sepsis Sputum culture and Gram stain—rule out ...
Joanne V. Hickey, 2011
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Medical Legal Aspects of Medical Records
... stay elevated for more than a week.43 Again, serial enzyme measurements are essential. Typically, three sets of enzymes are drawn eight hours apart. Lack of the typical pattern of enzyme rise and fall is usually sufficient to “rule out” an MI.
Patricia W. Iyer, Barbara J. Levin, Mary Ann Shea, 2006
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Family Practice Guidelines: Third Edition
Review sleep and insomnia history. Review history for family illness, new baby, or postpartum. H. Establish last menses to rule out pregnancy. I. Review exercise patterns. J. Review diet with 24-hour recall. K. Elicit history of fever, night sweats,  ...
Jill C. Cash, Cheryl A. Glass, 2014
10
Risk Prevention in Ophthalmology
The important lesson here is that every emergency room physician, whether ophthalmologist or non- ophthalmologist, must use a slit lamp to rule out herpes simplex virus infection if topical steroids are going to be used on the eye.
Marvin Kraushar, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RULE OUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rule out is used in the context of the following news items.
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Celtic rule out transfers for Ikechi Anya and Steven Fletcher
Celtic assistant manager John Collins says the club will not be signing Scotland internationals Steven Fletcher and Ikechi Anya. Collins admitted the Parkhead ... «BBC Sport, Jun 15»
2
EU referendum: No 10 to rule out yes-vote publicity in final phase of …
The decision to rule out next May as a possible date for the referendum also marks a personal U-turn for the prime minister a week after he rejected the Electoral ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
3
Varoufakis rules out 'Grexit', deal possible if Merkel takes part
"I rule out a 'Grexit' as a sensible solution," Varoufakis told mass circulation Bild newspaper, referring to a possible Greek exit from the euro zone. "But no one ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
4
Scott Walker Won't Rule Out Another Iraq Invasion
Probable Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker says he wouldn't rule out a full-scale American re-invasion of Iraq "if the national interests of this ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
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Cameron fails to rule out cuts to disability benefits
David Cameron has declined to rule out cuts to disability benefits as part of George Osborne's planned £12bn welfare savings to be outlined this year. The prime ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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David Miliband doesn't rule out running in future Labour leadership …
Is David Miliband Labour's prince across the water? The elder Miliband brother appears to be watching the leadership contest closely avidly from afar, without ... «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»
7
Australian politicians rule out same-sex marriage referendum
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is among the politicians to rule out a referendum on same-sex marriage. After the Republic of Ireland voted ... «PinkNews, May 15»
8
German Finance Minister Schäuble Doesn't Rule Out Greek Default
BERLIN—Germany's finance minister said he couldn't rule out a Greek default, a stance that will add pressure on Athens as negotiations over much-needed ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
9
Government refuses to rule out funding coal projects across northern …
The federal government has refused to rule out financing huge coal projects in ... 11 international banks have ruled out financing Galilee Basin coal projects.”. «The Guardian, May 15»
10
Latest Ebola data rule out rapid mutation
Latest Ebola data rule out rapid mutation. Genetic-sequence haul shows that the virus evolved differently — but no faster — than in previous epidemics. «Nature.com, May 15»

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