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governs definition
governs |
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 -------------- 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") 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")
governs definition
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