GOVERN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • direct or strongly influence the behavior of
   Usage Example(s)
   • His belief in God governs his conduct
   Hypernyms(s) govern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • control (what does control mean?)
   • command (what does command mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • government (what does government mean?)
   • governing (what does governing mean?)
   • governance (what does governance mean?)
   • government activity (what does government activity mean?)
2. Meaning
   • bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage
   • impose regulations
   Synonym(s)
   • order (what does order mean?)
   • regularise (what does regularise mean?)
   • regularize (what does regularize mean?)
   • regulate (what does regulate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • We cannot regulate the way people dress
   • This town likes to regulate
   Hypernyms(s) govern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decide (what does decide mean?)
   • make up one’s mind (what does make up one’s mind mean?)
   • determine (what does determine mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • deregulate (what does deregulate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • standardize (what does standardize mean?)
   • standardise (what does standardise mean?)
   • zone (what does zone mean?)
   • district (what does district mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • government (what does government mean?)
   • governor (what does governor mean?)
   • regulator (what does regulator mean?)
   • order (what does order mean?)
   • rule (what does rule mean?)
   • regulation (what does regulation mean?)
   • regulation (what does regulation mean?)
   • regularization (what does regularization mean?)
   • regularisation (what does regularisation mean?)
   • regulator (what does regulator mean?)
   • regulation (what does regulation mean?)
   • regulating (what does regulating mean?)
3. Meaning
   • exercise authority over
   • as of nations
   Synonym(s)
   • rule (what does rule mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Who is governing the country now?
   Hypernyms(s) govern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • control (what does control mean?)
   • command (what does command mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • throne (what does throne mean?)
   • misgovern (what does misgovern mean?)
   • dictate (what does dictate mean?)
   • reign (what does reign mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dominion (what does dominion mean?)
   • rule (what does rule mean?)
   • rule (what does rule mean?)
   • ruler (what does ruler mean?)
   • swayer (what does swayer mean?)
   • government (what does government mean?)
   • authorities (what does authorities mean?)
   • regime (what does regime mean?)
   • governor (what does governor mean?)
   • government (what does government mean?)
   • governing (what does governing mean?)
   • governance (what does governance mean?)
   • government activity (what does government activity mean?)
   • government (what does government mean?)
   • governing (what does governing mean?)
   • governance (what does governance mean?)
   • government activity (what does government activity mean?)
4. Meaning
   • require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
   Usage Example(s)
   • most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German
   Hypernyms(s) govern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • necessitate (what does necessitate mean?)
   • ask (what does ask mean?)
   • postulate (what does postulate mean?)
   • need (what does need mean?)
   • require (what does require mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • involve (what does involve mean?)
   • call for (what does call for mean?)
   • demand (what does demand mean?)