govern

Definition of Govern in English :

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Verb

1. govern, order, regularise, regularize, regulate

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

Example Sentences:
'We cannot regulate the way people dress'
'This town likes to regulate'

2. govern

direct or strongly influence the behavior of

Example Sentences:
'His belief in God governs his conduct'

3. govern, rule

exercise authority over; as of nations

Example Sentences:
'Who is governing the country now?'

rule

4. govern

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

Example Sentences:
'most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Govern

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verb (mainly tr)

1. (also intr)

to direct and control the actions, affairs, policies, functions, etc, of (a political unit, organization, nation, etc); rule

2.

to exercise restraint over; regulate or direct

to govern one's temper

3.

to be a predominant influence on (something); decide or determine (something)

his injury governed his decision to avoid sports

4.

to control the speed of (an engine, machine, etc) using a governor

5.

to control the rate of flow of (a fluid) by using an automatic valve

6.

(of a word) to determine the inflection of (another word)

Latin nouns govern adjectives that modify them

Govern

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verb transitive

1.

to exercise authority over; rule, administer, direct, control, manage, etc.

2.

to influence the action or conduct of; guide; sway

to govern public opinion

3.

to hold in check; restrain; curb

to govern one's temper

4.

to regulate the speed of (an automobile, etc.) by means of a governor

5.

to be a rule or law for; determine

the scientific principles governing a phenomenon

6. Grammar

a.

to require (a word) to be in a certain case or mood

b.

to require (a particular case or mood)

; used as of prepositions with noun cases, esp. in highly inflected languages, and, in English, more loosely, of any interrelationship between forms, as that between a preposition and a following pronoun

verb intransitive

7.

to exercise the function of governing; rule

Govern

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v. gov·erned, gov·ern·ing, gov·erns

v.tr.

1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of (a state, for example); exercise sovereign authority over.

2. To control the speed or magnitude of; regulate: a valve that governs fuel intake.

3. To control the actions or behavior of: Govern yourselves like civilized people.

4. To keep under control; restrain: a student who could not govern his impulses.

5. To exercise a deciding or determining influence on: Chance usually governs the outcome of the game.

6. Grammar To require (a specific morphological form) of accompanying words.

v.intr.

1. To exercise political authority.

2. To have or exercise a determining influence.

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