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govern definition
govern |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb govern 2 of 4 senses of govern Sense 1 regulate, regularize, order govern => standardize, standardise => zone, district Sense 3 govern, rule => throne => misgovern => dictate => reign Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb govern 2 of 4 senses of govern Sense 1 regulate, regularize, order govern => standardize, standardise => zone, district Sense 3 govern, rule => throne => misgovern => dictate => tyrannize, grind down => reign Entailment of verb govern Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb govern 4 senses of govern Sense 1 regulate, regularize, order govern => decide, make up one's mind, determine Sense 2 govern => control, command Sense 3 govern, rule => control, command Sense 4 govern => necessitate, ask need require, take involve, call for demand Familiarity of verb govern govern used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb govern Sense 1 regulate, regularize, order govern => decide, make up one's mind, determine -------------- Sense 2 govern => control, command -------------- Sense 3 govern, rule => control, command -------------- Sense 4 govern => necessitate, ask need require, take involve, call for demand -------------- Grep of noun govern governance governed governess governing governing board government government-in-exile government activity government agency government agent government bond government building government department government income government issue government man government minister government note government office government officials government revenue government security governor governor's plum governor's race governor general governor plum governorship Overview of verb govern The verb govern has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (11) regulate, regularize, order govern -- (impose regulations on) 2. (9) govern -- (direct or strongly influence the behavior of "His belief in God governs his conduct") 3. (3) govern, rule -- (exercise authority over as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?") 4. govern -- (require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German") Grep of adj govern governable governing governmental Overview of verb govern The verb govern has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (11) regulate, regularize, order govern -- (impose regulations on) 2. (9) govern -- (direct or strongly influence the behavior of "His belief in God governs his conduct") 3. (3) govern, rule -- (exercise authority over as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?") 4. govern -- (require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German")
govern definition
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