govern

v., -erned, -ern·ing, -erns.

v.tr.

1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; exercise sovereign authority in.
2. To control the speed or magnitude of; regulate: a valve that governs fuel intake.
3. To control the actions or behavior of: Govern yourselves like civilized people.
4. To keep under control; restrain: a student who could not govern his impulses.
5. To exercise a deciding or determining influence on: Chance usually governs the outcome of the game.
6. Grammar. To require (a specific morphological form) of accompanying words.

v.intr.

1. To exercise political authority.
2. To have or exercise a determining influence.

[Middle English governen, from Old French governer, from Latin gubernāre, from Greek kubernān.]

governable gov'ern·a·ble adj.

verb

1. To have charge of (the affairs of others): administer, administrate, direct, head, manage, run, superintend, supervise. See over/under.
2. To exercise the authority of a sovereign: reign, rule. Archaic sway. Idioms: wear thecrownpurple. See over/under.
3. To keep the mechanical operation of (a device) within proper parameters: control, regulate. See control/uncontrol, machine.
4. To exercise authority or influence over: control, direct, dominate, rule. Idioms: be at the helm, be in the driver's seat, hold sway over, hold the reins. See over/under.

v

Definition: influence; hold in check
Antonyms: acquiesce, allow, consent, give way, permit

v

Definition: take control; rule
Antonyms: agree, comply, obey, surrender, yield

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IN BRIEF: To rule or control.

I must govern the clock not be governed by it. — Golda Meir (1898-1978).

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - regere, styre, manipulere
v. intr. - kontrollere, udøve autoritet

Nederlands (Dutch)
regeren, besturen, regelen, beheersen, bepalen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Admin, Pol) gouverner, administrer, régir, dominer (qn), déterminer (une action), maîtriser, gouverner (des sentiments, une humeur), (Ling) régir, (Élec, Tech) régler
v. intr. - gouverner

Deutsch (German)
v. - regieren, verwalten, leiten, bestimmen, beherrschen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κυβερνώ, άρχω, εξουσιάζω, κουμαντάρω, διέπω, (γραμμ.) συντάσσομαι με

Italiano (Italian)
governare, controllare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - governar, influenciar, controlar

Русский (Russian)
управлять, властвовать, контролировать, определять, владеть собой

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - gobernar, administrar, dirigir, regir, reinar, controlar, dominar
v. intr. - ejercer funciones de gobierno, tener influencia predominante

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - styra, regera, bestämma, behärska, styra (gram.), reglera (tekn.), gälla (jur.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
统治, 决定, 影响, 指导, 管理, 控制, 进行统治, 执政, 居支配地位

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 統治, 決定, 影響, 指導, 管理, 控制
v. intr. - 進行統治, 管理, 執政, 居支配地位

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 다스리다, 결정하다, 규정하다, 억제하다
v. intr. - 통치하다, 정치를 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 治める, 統治する, 管理する, 抑える, 抑制する, 左右する, 支配する, 制御する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحكم, يسيطر على, يقرر, يعين, يحدد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮משל, שלט ב-, קבע, פיקח על, ניהל, הדריך‬
v. intr. - ‮השפיע על‬

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