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


  Govern \Gov"ern\, v. i.
     To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the
     control. --Dryden.
     [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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Govern \Gov"ern\, v. i.
     To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the
     control. --Dryden.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  govern
       v 1: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage;
            impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people
            dress"; "This town likes to regulate" [syn: regulate,
            regularize, regularise, order] [ant: deregulate]
       2: direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in
          God governs his conduct"
       3: exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing
          the country now?" [syn: rule]
       4: require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood;
          "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in
          German"

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


  govern
     Γερμανικά vb.
     κυβερνώ

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


  govern
     n.
     The act of governing
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make and administer the public policy and
  affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a
  government.
     3 (lb en transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep
  under control; to restrain.

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


  Govern
     Spanish n.
     the (w: Government of Catalonia)

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


  govern
     n.
     The act of governing
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make and administer the public policy and
  affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a
  government.
     3 (lb en transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep
  under control; to restrain.

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


  govern
     n.
     The act of governing
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make and administer the public policy and
  affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a
  government.
     3 (lb en transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep
  under control; to restrain.

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


  Govern
     Spanish n.
     the (w: Government of Catalonia)

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


  govern
     n.
     The act of governing
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make and administer the public policy and
  affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a
  government.
     3 (lb en transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep
  under control; to restrain.

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


  Govern
     Spanish n.
     the (w: Government of Catalonia)

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


  govern
     Englanti vb.
     hallita

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


  govern
     Engelska vb.
     1 styra
     2 leda

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  govern /ɡˈʌvən/
  1. in bedwang hou
  2. beheers, bedwing, regeer

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


  Govern /ɡˈʌvən/
  إحكم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  govern //ˈɡʌvən// //ˈɡʌvɚn// 
  1. управля́вам 2.
  (intr.) to exercise political authority
   3.
  to exercise sovereign authority in
  2. влия́я 2.
  (intr.) to have a determining influence
   3.
  to exercise a determining influence on
  3. направля́вам
  to control the actions of
  4. регули́рам
  to control the speed or magnitude of