verb🔗ShareTo make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in."The old king governed the land wisely."governmentpoliticsstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain."Govern yourselves like civilized people."governmentpoliticsactionorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo exercise a deciding or determining influence on."Chance governs the outcome of many card games."politicsgovernmentlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate."a valve that governs fuel intake"governmentsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo exercise political authority; to run a government."The elected president governs the country by making laws and policies. "politicsgovernmentstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo have or exercise a determining influence."The desire to succeed governs her study habits. "governmentpoliticsstatelaworganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate."The verb "depend" governs the preposition "on," meaning we usually say "depend on" something, not "depend in" or "depend at" something. "grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
