B1verb · transitive · frequent

policy

policy · policies · policied · policying

To regulate by laws; to reduce to orderTo regulate by laws; to reduce to order.

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UK/ˈpɒl.ə.si/US/ˈpɑ.lə.si/

» He had decided on a new policy.

Er hatte über eine neue Politik entschieden. — Espi

Er hat sich für eine neue Politik entschieden. — karstenenh

Он решился на новую политику. — Lenin_1917

Він вибрав нову політику. — ascolto

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Meaning

1 senses

To regulate by laws; to reduce to order.

Examples

505 sentences

He had decided on a new policy.
Він вибрав нову політику. — ascolto
ruОн решился на новую политику. — Lenin_1917
deEr hatte über eine neue Politik entschieden. — Espi
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That's not our policy.
Це не наша політика. — deniko
ruЭто не в наших правилах. — marafon
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Honesty is not always the best policy.
Чесність — не завжди найкраща політика. — deniko
ruЧестность не всегда лучшая политика. — Hellerick
deEhrlichkeit ist nicht immer das beste Vorgehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Our policy is to satisfy our customers.
Наша політика полягає в тому, щоб задовільняти наших клієнтів. — deniko
deUnser Grundsatz ist es, den Kunden zufriedenzustellen. — Sleepyscreen
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That's our policy.
Це наша політика. — shanghainese
ruЭто наша политика. — odexed
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Origin

From Middle English policie, from Old French policie, pollicie and police, from Late Latin

From Middle English policie, from Old French policie, pollicie and police, from Late Latin politia (“citizenship; government”), classical Latin polītīa (in Cicero), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “citizenship; polis, (city) state; government”), from πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”). Doublet of police, polis (“police”), and polity.

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Forms

policies, policying, policied, policied

Base form	policy · to policy
3rd person singular	policies
Present participle	policying
Past simple	policied
Past participle	policied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	policy
he, she, it	policies

Past simpleLesson

all persons

policied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have policied
he, she, it	has policied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will policy

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

4 patterns

best best policy
a new policy
new policy
best policy