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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Govern \Gov"ern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Governed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Governing.] [OF. governer, F. gouverner, fr. L.
     gubernare to steer, pilot, govern, Gr. kyberna^n. Cf.
     Gubernatorial.]
     1. To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men,
        either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to
        regulate by authority. ``Fit to govern and rule
        multitudes.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to
        manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Govern well thy appetite.             --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Gram.) 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.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Govern \Gov"ern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Governed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Governing.] [OF. governer, F. gouverner, fr. L.
     gubernare to steer, pilot, govern, Gr. kyberna^n. Cf.
     Gubernatorial.]
     1. To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men,
        either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to
        regulate by authority. ``Fit to govern and rule
        multitudes.'' --Shak.
  
     2. To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to
        manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.
  
              Govern well thy appetite.             --Milton.
  
     3. (Gram.) 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  governed
       n : 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

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  governed
     vb.
     (infl of en govern  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  governed
     vb.
     (infl of en govern  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  governed
     vb.
     (infl of en govern  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  governed
     vb.
     (infl of en govern  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  governed
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm g overn ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  governed
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en govern ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb govern)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Governed /ɡˈʌvənd/
  محكوم

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  governed /ɡˈʌvənd/ 
  vládl

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  governed /ɡˈʌvənd/ 
  ovládal