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noun | verb reignreign1 /reɪn/ ●○○ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYreign1Origin: 1200-1300 Old French regne, from Latin regnum, from rex king 1the period of time during which someone is king or queen: the reign of Henry VIII2the period when someone is in charge of an organization, team, etc.3the period when someone is the champion of a sport4a period during which something important exists or happens somewhere: the reign of progressive educational ideas5a reign of terror a period during which a government kills many of its political opponents or puts them in prison [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French regne, from Latin regnum, from rex king] noun | verb reignreign2 ●○○ verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEreign |
| Present | I, you, we, they | reign | | he, she, it | reigns | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | reigned | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have reigned | | he, she, it | has reigned | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had reigned | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will reign | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have reigned |
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| Present | I | am reigning | | he, she, it | is reigning | | you, we, they | are reigning | | Past | I, he, she, it | was reigning | | you, we, they | were reigning | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been reigning | | he, she, it | has been reigning | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been reigning | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be reigning | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been reigning |
► reigns supreme There is no public transportation, so the car reigns supreme. THESAURUS to officially and legally control a country and make all the decisions about taxes, laws, public services, etc.► govern to officially and legally control a country and make all the decisions about taxes, laws, public services, etc.: Military leaders still govern the country. ► run run means the same as govern but sounds more informal: Democrats ran the country during World War II. ► rule to govern a country. Used when a king, queen, military leader, or foreign government has power over a country: Two thousand years ago Rome ruled most of the lands around the Mediterranean. ► reign to be the king or queen of a country: Queen Elizabeth II has reigned for over 60 years. ► be in power to be the political leader or group that controls a country: Republicans plan to cut taxes when they are in power again. ► hold office to have an important elected position in government: Senators hold office for six years between elections. 1to be the king or queen: King George VI reigned from 1936 to 1952.reign over The pharaohs reigned over ancient Egypt.► see thesaurus at govern2to exist for a time as the most important or noticeable feature of a place, business, industry, etc.: Confusion reigned after the hurricane.3to be the best, most powerful, or most popular person or thing: There is no public transportation, so the car reigns supreme. |