govern
Betekenis (Engels)
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- To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
- To exercise political authority; to run a government.
- To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
- To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
- To have or exercise a determining influence.
- (obsolete) To handle, to manage, to oversee (a matter, an affair, a household, etc.).
- To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
- (obsolete) To direct the course of, to guide in some direction, to steer.
- (obsolete) To look after, to take care of, to tend to (someone or some plant).
- (obsolete) To manage, to control, to work (a tool or mechanical device).
- To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.
Concepten
Synoniemen
rule over
be master
pay attention to
require
take hold of
wield
be attentive
be attentive to
be in power
hold in check
tie up in a bundle
gain control of something
be at the helm of the state
be in the saddle
direct things
exercise the government
exercise the right to command
manage the government
regulate by authority
stage direct
speed regulation
speed governing
velocity modulation
be in charge
draw rein
Frequentie
Met koppelteken als
gov‧ern
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈɡʌvən/
Etymologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English governen, governe, from Anglo-Norman and Old French governer, guverner, from Latin gubernō, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō, “I steer, drive, govern”).
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