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Meaning and definition for "govern" word

[verb] direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"
[verb] bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
[verb] exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"
[verb] require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
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\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.
\Gov"ern\, v. i. To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control. --Dryden.

Synonyms for govern

order, regularize, regulate, rule

Antonyms: deregulate

See also: ask | call for | command | control | decide | demand | determine | dictate | district | involve | make up one's mind | misgovern | necessitate | need | postulate | reign | require | standardise | standardize | take | throne | zone |

Related terms: administer, call the signals, captain, carry out, check, conduct, decelerate, determine, dispose, engineer, enjoin, have the power, hinder, hold the reins, keep in, lay under restraint, lead, pull in, rein, render, run, suppress

The fun area, different aproach to word »govern«

Let's analyse "govern" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: NREVOG. Average typing speed for these characters is 1590 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: --. --- ...- . .-. -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: govern: 6 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: govern: 7 + 6 + 4 + 5 + 9 + 5 = 36, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
G (1) 7 Chariot Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
V (1) 22 Fool Fun, Joyous, Persistant, Risk taker, Childish

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