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governs

/ˈɡʌvərnz/ /ˈɡʌvənz/

Meanings
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

Regir, gobernar

(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. "
El verbo "depend" rige la preposición "on", lo que significa que generalmente decimos "depend on" algo, no "depend in" o "depend at" algo.
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Related Words

Illustration yourselves

yourselves pronoun

/jɔːˈsɛlvz/ /jɔɹˈsɛlvz/

Vosotros mismos, a vosotros mismos

""Please help yourselves to cookies after the meeting." "

Por favor, sírvanse galletas después de la reunión.

Illustration preposition

preposition noun

/ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/ /ˈpɹiːpəˌzɪʃən/

Preposición

"Understanding what a preposition is helps students identify the function of words like "on," "in," and "at" within a sentence. "

Illustration civilized

civilized verb

/ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/

Civilizar, educar

"The wealthy benefactor hoped to civilize the remote tribe by building a school and teaching them Western customs. "

El rico benefactor esperaba civilizar a la tribu remota construyendo una escuela y enseñándoles las costumbres occidentales.

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

Gobierno

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

El gobierno decidió subir los impuestos para financiar nuevas escuelas.

Illustration grammatical

grammatical adjective

/ɡɹəˈmætɪkəl/

Gramatical

"Your writing is not grammatical enough for publication."

Tu escritura no es lo suficientemente gramatical para su publicación.

Illustration administer

administer verb

/ədˈmɪnɪstɚ/

Administrar, suministrar

"We administered the medicine to our dog by mixing it in his food."

Administramos el medicamento a nuestro perro mezclándolo con su comida.

Illustration combustible

combustible noun

/kəmˈbʌstɪbəl/

Combustible

"Gasoline is a highly combustible, and therefore dangerous, substance. "

La gasolina es una sustancia altamente combustible y, por lo tanto, peligrosa.

Illustration influence

influence noun

/ˈɪn.flu.əns/

Influencia, poder, control

"I have absolutely no influence over him."

No tengo absolutamente ninguna influencia sobre él.

Illustration authority

authority noun

/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/ /əˈθɑɹəti/

Autoridad, poder

"I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them."

Tengo la autoridad para penalizar al personal de mi departamento, pero no la autoridad para despedirlos.

Illustration determining

determining verb

/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnɪŋ/ /dɪˈtɝːmɪnɪŋ/

Determinar, establecer

"The fence is determining the boundary between our yard and our neighbor's. "

La valla está determinando el límite entre nuestro jardín y el de nuestro vecino.

Illustration political

political noun

/pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

Agente político, político

"The school's political represented the students' concerns to the principal. "

El político de la escuela representó las preocupaciones de los estudiantes ante el director.

Illustration sovereign

sovereign noun

/ˈsɒv.ɹɪn/ /ˈsɑv(ə)ɹɪn/

Soberano, monarca

"The sovereign of the kingdom awarded the school a grant for new equipment. "

El soberano del reino otorgó a la escuela una subvención para equipos nuevos.