govern
English
Etymology
From Middle English governen, governe, from Anglo-Norman and Old French governer, guverner, from Latin gubernō, gubernāre, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō, “I steer, drive, govern”)
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌvɚn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌvən/
- Hyphenation: gov‧ern
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌvə(ɹ)n
Verb
govern (third-person singular simple present governs, present participle governing, simple past and past participle governed)
- (transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
- The old king governed the land wisely.
- (transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
- Govern yourselves like civilized people.
- a student who could not govern his impulses
- (Can we date this quote by Justin Deschamps and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Find the strength, courage, and discipline to govern yourself or be governed by someone else.
- (transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
- Chance governs the outcome of many card games.
- (transitive) To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
- a valve that governs fuel intake
- (intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.
- (intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence.
- (transitive, grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.
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Translations
to exercise sovereign authority in
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to control the actions of
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to exercise a determining influence on
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to control the speed or magnitude of
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(intr.) to exercise political authority
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(intr.) to have a determining influence
grammar: to require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word
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Catalan
Etymology
From the verb governar, or possibly from Late Latin gubernus or gubernius[1], from Latin gubernum or gubernō.
Pronunciation
Noun
govern m (plural governs)
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References
Further reading
- “govern” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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