释义
[ guhv -ern ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈgʌv ərn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
to exercise a directing or restraining influence over; guide: the motives governing a decision.
to hold in check; control: to govern one's temper.
to serve as or constitute a law for: the principles governing a case.
Grammar . to be regularly accompanied by or require the use of (a particular form). In They helped us, the verb helped governs the objective case of the pronoun we.
to regulate the speed of (an engine) with a governor.
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to have predominating influence.
Origin of govern 1250–1300; Middle English <Old French gouverner <Latin gubernāre to steer (a ship) <Greek kybernân to steer
SYNONYMS FOR govern 1 reign.
2 control, sway, influence, conduct, supervise, superintend.
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synonym study for govern 1 . See rule.
OTHER WORDS FROM govern gov·ern·a·ble, adjective gov·ern·a·bil·i·ty, gov·ern·a·ble·ness, noun o·ver·gov·ern, verb (used with object) re·gov·ern, verb (used with object)
su·per·gov·ern, verb (used with object) un·gov·erned, adjective un·gov·ern·ing, adjective well-governed, adjective
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Words nearby govern goutish, goutweed, gouty, gouty stool, gov., govern , Governador Valadares, governance, governess, government, governmentalism
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British Dictionary definitions for govern verb (mainly tr) (also intr) to direct and control the actions, affairs, policies, functions, etc, of (a political unit, organization, nation, etc); rule
to exercise restraint over; regulate or direct to govern one's temper
to be a predominant influence on (something); decide or determine (something) his injury governed his decision to avoid sports
to control the speed of (an engine, machine, etc) using a governor
to control the rate of flow of (a fluid) by using an automatic valve
(of a word) to determine the inflection of (another word) Latin nouns govern adjectives that modify them
Derived forms of govern governable , adjective governability or governableness , noun Word Origin for govern C13: from Old French gouverner, from Latin gubernāre to steer, from Greek kubernan
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