verb · intransitive · frequent

r.

r. · r.s · r.ed · r.ing

Synonym of ruled or reigned, used in historical dating to distinguish regnal years…Synonym of ruled or reigned, used in historical dating to distinguish regnal years from births and deaths.

US/ˈɑɹ/

Meaning

1 senses

Synonym of ruled or reigned, used in historical dating to distinguish regnal years from births and deaths.
The Byzantine emperor Manuel I (r. 1143–1180) was part of the Komnenid or Comnenid dynasty.

Origin

Originally from Latin r., abbreviating Latin rexit or Latin rēgnāvit (“[he/she/it] ruled o

Originally from Latin r., abbreviating Latin rexit or Latin rēgnāvit (“[he/she/it] ruled or reigned”). Now often parsed as an abbreviation of English ruled or reigned.

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Forms

r.s, r.ing, r.ed, r.ed

Base form	r. · to r.
3rd person singular	r.s
Present participle	r.ing
Past simple	r.ed
Past participle	r.ed

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	r.
he, she, it	r.s

Past simpleLesson

all persons

r.ed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have r.ed
he, she, it	has r.ed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will r.

Synonyms

1 synonyms

ruled or reigned

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb