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governgovern /ˈgʌvɚn/ ●●○ W3 verb ETYMOLOGYgovernOrigin: 1200-1300 Old French governer, from Latin gubernare, from Greek kybernan to control the direction of something VERB TABLEgovern |
| Present | I, you, we, they | govern | | he, she, it | governs | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | governed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have governed | | he, she, it | has governed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had governed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will govern | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have governed |
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| Present | I | am governing | | he, she, it | is governing | | you, we, they | are governing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was governing | | you, we, they | were governing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been governing | | he, she, it | has been governing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been governing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be governing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been governing |
THESAURUS to officially and legally control a country and make all the decisions about taxes, laws, public services, etc.► govern to officially and legally control a country and make all the decisions about taxes, laws, public services, etc.: Military leaders still govern the country. ► run run means the same as govern but sounds more informal: Democrats ran the country during World War II. ► rule to govern a country. Used when a king, queen, military leader, or foreign government has power over a country: Two thousand years ago Rome ruled most of the lands around the Mediterranean. ► reign to be the king or queen of a country: Queen Elizabeth II has reigned for over 60 years. ► be in power to be the political leader or group that controls a country: Republicans plan to cut taxes when they are in power again. ► hold office to have an important elected position in government: Senators hold office for six years between elections. 1[intransitive, transitive] social studies, politics to officially and legally control a country and make all the decisions about taxes, laws, public services, etc.: Military leaders still govern the country.THESAURUSrun – run means the same as govern but sounds more informal: Democrats ran the country during World War II.rule – to govern a country. Used when a king, queen, military leader, or foreign government has power over a country: Two thousand years ago Rome ruled most of the lands around the Mediterranean.reign – to be the king or queen of a country: Queen Elizabeth II has reigned for over 60 years.be in power – to be the political leader or group that controls a country: Republicans plan to cut taxes when they are in power again.hold office – to have an important elected position in government: Senators hold office for six years between elections.2[transitive] if rules, principles, etc. govern the way a system or situation works, they control how it happens or what happens: The agency has issued new regulations governing the disposal of toxic waste.3[transitive] old-fashioned to control a strong or dangerous emotion SYN restrain [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French governer, from Latin gubernare, from Greek kybernan to control the direction of something] |