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governs

/ˈɡʌvərnz/ /ˈɡʌvənz/

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verb

Regieren, verwalten

To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.

Examples :

"The old king governed the land wisely."

Der alte König regierte das Land weise.

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verb

Beherrscht, kontrolliert, regiert

To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.

Examples :

"Govern yourselves like civilized people."

Verhaltet euch wie zivilisierte Menschen.

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verb

Beherrscht, regiert, bestimmt

To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.

Examples :

"Chance governs the outcome of many card games."

Der Zufall bestimmt den Ausgang vieler Kartenspiele.

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verb

Steuern, regeln

To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.

Examples :

"a valve that governs fuel intake"

Ein Ventil, das die Kraftstoffzufuhr steuert.

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verb

Regieren, beherrschen

To exercise political authority; to run a government.

Examples :

"The elected president governs the country by making laws and policies. "

Der gewählte Präsident regiert das Land durch die Schaffung von Gesetzen und Richtlinien.

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verb

Beherrscht, bestimmt

To have or exercise a determining influence.

Examples :

"The desire to succeed governs her study habits. "

Der Wunsch nach Erfolg bestimmt ihre Lerngewohnheiten.

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verb

Regieren, bestimmen

(grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.

Examples :

"The verb "depend" governs the preposition "on," meaning we usually say "depend on" something, not "depend in" or "depend at" something. "

Das Verb „depend“ bestimmt die Präposition „on“, was bedeutet, dass wir normalerweise „depend on“ etwas sagen, nicht „depend in“ oder „depend at“ etwas.

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