GOVERN
\ɡˈʌvən], \ɡˈʌvən], \ɡ_ˈʌ_v_ə_n]\
Definitions of GOVERN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.
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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.
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To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control.
By Oddity Software
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To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.
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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.
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To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control.
By Noah Webster.
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To control by authority; regulate; direct; manage; steer; restrain; require to be in a particular grammatical mood, case, etc.
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To exercise authority; administer or execute the law.
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Governable.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Governable.
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To direct: to control: to rule with authority: (gram.) to determine the mood, tense, or case of.
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To exercise authority: to administer the laws.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
