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govern

/ˈɡʌvən/ /ˈɡʌvɚn/

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noun

Gobierno

The act of governing

Examples :

"The school's strict govern ensured all students followed the rules. "

El gobierno estricto de la escuela aseguró que todos los estudiantes siguieran las reglas.

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verb

Gobernar, regir

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

Examples :

"The old king governed the land wisely."

El viejo rey gobernó la tierra sabiamente.

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verb

Gobernar, controlar

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

Examples :

"Govern yourselves like civilized people."

Gobiérnense como personas civilizadas.

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verb

Gobernar, regir

To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.

Examples :

"Chance governs the outcome of many card games."

El azar gobierna el resultado de muchos juegos de cartas.

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verb

Regular, controlar

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

Examples :

"a valve that governs fuel intake"

una válvula que controla la entrada de combustible

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verb

Gobernar, dirigir

To exercise political authority; to run a government.

Examples :

"The principal will govern the school by enforcing the rules fairly. "

El director gobernará la escuela haciendo cumplir las reglas de manera justa.

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verb

Gobernar, regir

To have or exercise a determining influence.

Examples :

"The teacher's clear instructions governed the students' understanding of the lesson. "

Las instrucciones claras del profesor gobernaron la comprensión de la lección por parte de los estudiantes.

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verb

Requerir que se use una cierta preposición, caso gramatical, etc. con una palabra

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

Examples :

"The teacher explained that the verb "resemble" governs the preposition "to." "

El profesor explicó que el verbo "resemble" requiere la preposición "to".

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