nounπShareThe act of governing"The school's strict govern ensured all students followed the rules. "governmentpoliticsstatenationorganizationlawsystemactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in."The old king governed the land wisely."politicsgovernmentnationstatelawactionorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain."Govern yourselves like civilized people."governmentpoliticsstatenationorganizationsystemactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo exercise a deciding or determining influence on."Chance governs the outcome of many card games."politicsgovernmentstateorganizationsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate."a valve that governs fuel intake"governmentpoliticssystemtrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo exercise political authority; to run a government."The principal will govern the school by enforcing the rules fairly. "politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo have or exercise a determining influence."The teacher's clear instructions governed the students' understanding of the lesson. "politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate."The teacher explained that the verb "resemble" governs the preposition "to." "grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
