verb🔗ShareGobernar, regirTo make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in."The old king governed the land wisely."El viejo rey gobernó la tierra sabiamente.governmentpoliticsstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGobernar, controlar, dominarTo control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain."Govern yourselves like civilized people."Gobiérnense como personas civilizadas.governmentpoliticsactionorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGobernar, influir, determinarTo exercise a deciding or determining influence on."Chance governs the outcome of many card games."El azar gobierna el resultado de muchos juegos de cartas.politicsgovernmentlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareControlar, regularTo control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate."a valve that governs fuel intake"Una válvula que controla la entrada de combustible.governmentsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGobernar, dirigirTo exercise political authority; to run a government."The elected president governs the country by making laws and policies. "El presidente electo gobierna el país haciendo leyes y políticas.politicsgovernmentstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGobernar, influirTo have or exercise a determining influence."The desire to succeed governs her study habits. "El deseo de tener éxito gobierna sus hábitos de estudio.governmentpoliticsstatelaworganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRegir, gobernar(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. "El verbo "depend" rige la preposición "on", lo que significa que generalmente decimos "depend on" algo, no "depend in" o "depend at" algo.grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading