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govern::verb | Spocien Dictionary

govern

/'ɡəvərn/

exercise authority over; as of nations

Type	Words
Synonyms	rule
Type of	command, control
Has types	misgovern, reign, dictate, throne
Derivation	governor, governance, governing, government

Who is governing the country now?.

govern

/'ɡəvərn/

bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

Type	Words
Synonyms	order, regularise, regularize, regulate
Type of	decide, make up one's mind, determine
Has types	zone, district, standardise, standardize
Derivation	government, governor

govern

/'ɡəvərn/

direct or strongly influence the behavior of

Type	Words
Type of	control, command
Derivation	government

His belief in God governs his conduct.

govern

/'ɡəvərn/

require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood

Type	Words
Type of	ask, need, take, involve, call for, necessitate, demand, postulate, require

most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German.