Dictionary Entry
govern
govern is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority.
- 2transitive verb
To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.
- 3transitive verb
To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case.
- 4intransitive verb
To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control.
- 5verb
direct or strongly influence the behavior of
"His belief in God governs his conduct"
- 6verb
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
"We cannot regulate the way people dress"
"This town likes to regulate"
- 7verb
exercise authority over; as of nations
"Who is governing the country now?"
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- 8verb
require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
"most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
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