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Meaning of 'govern'
Meaning of 'govern' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Govern 
[ v. i.]
- To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have
the control. [ v. i.]2. Govern [ v. t.]
- To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men,
either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by
authority. [ v. t.]- To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.
- To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case.
Meaning of 'govern' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. govern [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- direct or strongly influence the behavior of
- direct or strongly influence the behavior of
Example in sentence:
- His belief in God governs his conduct
Meaning (2):
- require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
- require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
Example in sentence:
- most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German
Meaning (3):
- bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
Example in sentence:
- This town likes to regulate;
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
Meaning (4):
- exercise authority over; as of nations
- exercise authority over; as of nations
Example in sentence:
- Who is governing the country now?
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