governed

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  govern 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  govern 
 
  Sense  1 
  regulate,  regularize,  order  govern 
  =>  standardize,  standardise 
  =>  zone,  district 
 
  Sense  3 
  govern,  rule 
  =>  throne 
  =>  misgovern 
  =>  dictate 
  =>  reign 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  govern 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  govern 
 
  Sense  1 
  regulate,  regularize,  order  govern 
  =>  standardize,  standardise 
  =>  zone,  district 
 
  Sense  3 
  govern,  rule 
  =>  throne 
  =>  misgovern 
  =>  dictate 
  =>  tyrannize,  grind  down 
  =>  reign 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  govern 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  govern 
 
  4  senses  of  govern 
 
  Sense  1 
  regulate,  regularize,  order  govern 
  =>  decide,  make  up  one's  mind,  determine 
 
  Sense  2 
  govern 
  =>  control,  command 
 
  Sense  3 
  govern,  rule 
  =>  control,  command 
 
  Sense  4 
  govern 
  =>  necessitate,  ask  need  require,  take  involve,  call  for  demand 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  govern 
 
  govern  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  govern 
 
  Sense  1 
  regulate,  regularize,  order  govern 
  =>  decide,  make  up  one's  mind,  determine 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  govern 
  =>  control,  command 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  govern,  rule 
  =>  control,  command 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  govern 
  =>  necessitate,  ask  need  require,  take  involve,  call  for  demand 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  governed 
  governed 
 
  Overview  of  noun  governed 
 
  The  noun  governed  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  governed  --  (the  body  of  people  who  are  citizens  of  a  particular  government;  "governments  derive  their  just  powers  from  the  consent  of  the  governed"--Declaration  of  Independence) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  govern 
 
  The  verb  govern  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  regulate,  regularize,  order  govern  --  (impose  regulations  on) 
  2.  (9)  govern  --  (direct  or  strongly  influence  the  behavior  of  "His  belief  in  God  governs  his  conduct") 
  3.  (3)  govern,  rule  --  (exercise  authority  over  as  of  nations;  "Who  is  governing  the  country  now?") 
  4.  govern  --  (require  to  be  in  a  certain  grammatical  case,  voice,  or  mood;  "most  transitive  verbs  govern  the  accusative  case  in  German") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  governed 
  rule-governed 
  ungoverned 
 
  Overview  of  noun  governed 
 
  The  noun  governed  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  governed  --  (the  body  of  people  who  are  citizens  of  a  particular  government;  "governments  derive  their  just  powers  from  the  consent  of  the  governed"--Declaration  of  Independence) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  govern 
 
  The  verb  govern  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  regulate,  regularize,  order  govern  --  (impose  regulations  on) 
  2.  (9)  govern  --  (direct  or  strongly  influence  the  behavior  of  "His  belief  in  God  governs  his  conduct") 
  3.  (3)  govern,  rule  --  (exercise  authority  over  as  of  nations;  "Who  is  governing  the  country  now?") 
  4.  govern  --  (require  to  be  in  a  certain  grammatical  case,  voice,  or  mood;  "most  transitive  verbs  govern  the  accusative  case  in  German") 

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